A curious phenomenon called 'Etak'

Re:A curious phenomenon called 'Etak' by sbierwagen on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @04:36AM (#40049652)

Stretching the definition a little, satellite TV had been a thing for years by then. Neiman Marcus was selling satellite dishes in 1979.

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Re:A curious phenomenon called 'Etak' by vitiral on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @11:15PM (#40060063)

Satellite TV, being unidirectional, can hardly be called communication.

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Re:A curious phenomenon called 'Etak' by supportengineer on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @02:51PM (#40068690)

There was a satellite ISP for a time. The satellite box had a modem in it and your outbound traffic went out over the modem and the inbound traffic came down to the dish.

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Re:A curious phenomenon called 'Etak' by efreak on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @05:31PM (#40070263)

One-way communication is still communication. Broadcast TV is still used today.

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