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Topic: LAN

Related:
  Network LAN    Wireless LAN  
  LAN Manager    LAN party  
  LAN game    Home LAN  
  Wake on LAN    LAN station monitor  
  LAN message    LAN Search  
  Lan Chile    Lan Chat  

 
 
 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite website(s):Slashdot,  E*TRADE
Most admires:Steve Jobs
Favorite possession(s):Linux box,  Windows computer,  Apple Computer
Currently has on their coffee table:Mac Today,  PC World
Favorite actor(s):Ewan McGregor
Favorite book(s):"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams
Interest(s):Computers
Favorite computer game(s):Hacking
Favorite online activity(s):Chatting on ICQ,  Finding ringtones for their phone,  Finding warez
Favorite destination(s):Hong Kong
Membership(s):Free Software Foundation
Favorite quote(s):"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." - Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
"There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C. A. R. Hoare
"Grove giveth and Gates taketh away." - Bob Metcalfe (inventor of Ethernet) on the trend of hardware speedups not being able to keep up with software demands
 
 
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant

The district court had discretion to grant the injunction LANS requested but had no obligation to do so after LANS abandoned its request.
Central administration of these LANs allows the department to collect MAZE data and to maintain virus software and security.
LANs are typically made up of computers that are subdivided into company departments/groups within an office or building.
Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer

Lan's letter went on to urge that "no recognition and support in any form should be given to the Falun Gong" and urged banning them from registration as any kind of official organization.
Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

Wireless LANs (WLAN) remove this limitation and allow clients to enjoy much greater mobility by accessing the LAN without wired connectivity.
The switched LANs allow bandwidth to scale with the number of workstations, and specially developed lightweight protocol have enabled low-latency communication over these networks.
LANs are connected to the backbone via bridges and/or routers, and the backbone serves as a communications highway for LAN-to-LAN traffic.
Jack Crawford,
WWII Veteran

Lans, of The Netherlands in 1898; these concepts were extended to the clinical arena in 1940s and 1950s by T.
Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

LANs allows sharing information and computer resources including mass data storage, backup facilities, software printers and processors.
LANs are now commonplace in most businesses, allowing users to send e-mail and share resources like files, printers and modems.
So workstations on 10Mbps LANs can take advantage of the high performance design and high speed PCI bus right from the start.
Jordan Jones,
Rapper

LANs kick ass over playing on the net.
 
 
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