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Monday, August 12, 2002
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0208120008aug12.story?coll=chi%2Dtechnology%2Dhed Forecast sunny for wireless clouds Matthew Fordahl, Associated Press There's high-speed Internet in the air. A technology developed to link PCs in small, wireless clusters is spurring grass-roots efforts to create Internet "clouds" that could eventually bypass the networks of big telecom providers. So far, the greatest buzz over WiFi, or Wireless Fidelity, has surrounded the sharing of connectivity among neighbors, friends and strangers. But the inexpensive technology, also known as 802.11b, may be destined for something much bigger. Users are expanding homegrown networks with little or no control from the local phone or cable company....
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