Re: new to list

Devin McBride offered the following on 11/09/2005 10:50 AM:
> You have us confused with the other Seattle Wireless (an ISP).  We are the real deal though - a non profit entity.
>  
> DO NOT FEAR THOUGH!  :)  We are a much better group to be in contact with ;)
>  
> There are many people on the list with tons of experience with wide wide wide area coverage so ask away - I have no doubt you will get a few good replys.
>  
> Devin

Hi, Devin:  Terrific!  My confusion is total!  Didn't know about Seattle 
Wireless the ISP.  Real deal is good to know.  Since you mentioned, as a 
nonprofit, you might benefit from having a digital recording studio to 
create audio clips and video clips and CDs, DVDs, tv and radio shows, 
public service announcements, fund-raising campaigns, etc.  The cost to 
set up a community-based recording studio that can provide free 
recording services for premium network members, or whatever, is zero 
dollars.  Just get a donated PIII or newer computer, load it with 
software package from Stanford University's Center for Computer Research 
in Music and Acoustics, and you're off and running.  Open Studios will 
provide all technical support and training for these systems, free of 
charge.  If any of you are interested, let me know, and we'll work with you.

I talked to our local Broadband Telecommunications Commission this 
morning.  The word is, they're now waiting to see what Qwest and/or 
Mediacom will do for them.  In the meantime, they're interested in 
moving to the next step and identifying who, in the community, might be 
interested in putting a proposal or two on the table to look at.  We 
agreed to touch bases again after the first of the year.  So, now I need 
to find out who your Board members are, and start sketching the proposal 
ideas that might work.  Are you one of them?  :)
Tom

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