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Date:      Tue, 13 Jan 1998 12:19:57 +1030
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp>
Cc:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Tim Tsai <tim@futuresouth.com>, David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>, FreeBSD Hackers <Hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: GPS for xntpd Stratum 1 servers 
Message-ID:  <199801130149.MAA04473@word.smith.net.au>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:50:07 %2B0900." <Pine.SV4.3.95.980113104602.6376E-100000@parkplace.cet.co.jp> 

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> On Sun, 11 Jan 1998, Mike Smith wrote:
> 
> > Speaking of phone lines; what would it cost you to get a phone line 
> > connected to the roof?  One would expect that the building is prewired 
> > for telephony...
> 
> In that case it wouldn't have to be in the same building.  I don't know
> much about where to go about looking for weatherized computers, but I'll
> keep this option in mind if the need ever crops up and it's worth
> pursuing.

You mentioned using the weatherproof GPS module from TAPR; stick an ABS 
box with the power supply and a modem under the GPS and whack it on the 
roof.  No need for weatherproof computer hardware at all.

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\\  Sometimes you're ahead,       \\  Mike Smith
\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
\\  The race is long, and in the  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\  end it's only with yourself.  \\ 





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