Re: it took only seven years

[Gene E. Bloch]

Here's what Michelle Steiner wrote on 9/11/09:
> but 802.11n is now an official standard; it's no longer a draft standard.

Whew. I just can't cope with the breath-taking pace of progress...

Let's hope it doesn't break any of the pre-N and other anticipatory
devices :-(

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[VAXman-]

In article <michelle-3B9A57...@news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <mich...@michelle.org> writes:
>but 802.11n is now an official standard; it's no longer a draft standard.

I heard that the US government just made telegraph an official communication
standard; it's no longer a draft standard. :D

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[Fred McKenzie]

In article <michelle-3B9A57...@news.eternal-september.org>,
Michelle Steiner <mich...@michelle.org> wrote:

> but 802.11n is now an official standard; it's no longer a draft standard.

Perhaps now there will be firmware updates that bring all of Apple's "n"
Airport devices up to the standard. Such as simultaneous dual band for
the early AirPort n base stations and Time Capsule.

Fred

[David Empson]

Fred McKenzie <fm...@aol.com> wrote:

> In article <michelle-3B9A57...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Michelle Steiner <mich...@michelle.org> wrote:
>
> > but 802.11n is now an official standard; it's no longer a draft standard.
>
> Perhaps now there will be firmware updates that bring all of Apple's "n"
> Airport devices up to the standard.

Probably no need, or maybe only minor tweaks.

It sounds like the ratified standard has no significant changes from the
draft that Apple was already using.

> Such as simultaneous dual band for the early AirPort n base stations and
> Time Capsule.

That was a hardware change - the latest Airport Extreme and Time Capsule
contain two radios, older models only have one. You can't possibly do
this with an older model.

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David Empson
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[Jamie Kahn Genet]

Michelle Steiner <mich...@michelle.org> wrote:

> but 802.11n is now an official standard; it's no longer a draft standard.

Heh, so what's the Next Big Thing in WiFi? What will we have another
seven years of draft standards for? :-)
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