RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] the new Columbia Public Library

["Ross, Matt" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> ps--they appear to have a very large number of ethernet ports in 
> likely locations (far more ports than computers), but I didn't see
> any evidence that they have anything wireless happening here, which
> would really be too bad.  I guess 802.11b wasn't really on anybody's
> radar very much back in 1998, when the design for this was put 
> together.

Even at that, you can always add 802.11b equipment in a storage room over or
near your intended area of service.  It's another matter entirely to add
eithernet ports in the wall.  If they did it right, the wires in those ports
can be easily replaced with higher capacity wire if such a creature becomes
available and useful.  (I don't know of a laptop that can even use Cat5 to
its limits, let alone Cat5e or Cat6).

All that fancy architecture is nice, but if they hadn't wired the building
for modern technology, they would have really screwed up.  The question now
is, are those ports for patrons, or for future computers?
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