Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.96.980403072705.18411A-100000@alphaserv.ait.ac.th> Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 07:29:50 +0700 From: Richard Tinsley <mailto:tinsley@AIT.AC.TH> Subject: Re: Consortium announces launch of worldwide connectivity network To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
The Asian Institute of Technology Aquaculture Program does maintain a FISHNET web site and other communication system devoted to promotion of aquaculure and aquatic resource utilization, And that is no hoax.
Check the AIT web site at:
www.ait.ac.th
Thank you.
Dick Tinsley
On Thu, 2 Apr 1998, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond wrote:
> Hello,
>
> this is a follow-up on the announcement that a consortium
> called FISH-NET has launched a worldwide connectivity
> network:
>
>
> APRIL FOOL'S !!!!
>
>
> Yes, this was a complete bluff. Alas, there is no
> network called FISH-NET. Alas, there is still no
> possible connectivity from a lot of places around
> the world. And I did sprinkle the announcement
> with A LOT OF HINTS about its lack of authenticity.
>
> FISH-NET IS PURE IMAGINATION
>
> I sincerely hope that one day, something like
> FISH-NET will be available, and judging from the
> number of replies I've had asking for further
> information, it looks like a lot of you want this
> to happen as well !
>
> But we'll unfortunately all have to wait until
> the projects such as IRIDIUM, TELEDESIC etc.
> come to completion, and hope that their use will
> not be cost-prohibitive.
>
> I hope that I haven't annoyed anybody through that
> posting. It is a traditional thing that I've
> posted a "semi-serious" April Fool's message since
> 1993. Sorry to all of you who git caught-out,
> and "well done" to those who called it bluff (yes,
> I've also had a few people who called the bluff)
>
> If it's too good to be true on April 1st, it's
> obviously a complete and utter lie...
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Olivier Crepin-Leblond
> (prankster galore on April 1st)
>
> ps. for those who missed the original posting, it
> follows:
>
> On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 11:21:17 +0100
> > From: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <mailto:ocl@GIH.COM>
> > To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
> > Subject: Consortium announces launch of worldwide connectivity network (1998.04.01)
> >
> > Consortium announces launch of worldwide connectivity network
> >
> > LONDON, APRIL 1 - In a packed Press Conference auditorium,
> > Dr. Klaus Santos announced today the launch of the first
> > worldwide connectivity network named FISH-NET.
> >
> > "From today, it will be possible to connect to the Internet
> > from anywhere on the planet", said Dr. Santos.
> >
> > The network of 1000 satellites covers the whole of the globe.
> >
> > The idea of a network of satellites was launched by competing
> > consortiums but the Full Internet SHell (FISH) alliance
> > managed to launch its satellites in record time to cover the
> > whole planet. Internet connectivity is now available anywhere
> > in the world, provided the right modem kit is purchased from
> > FISH-NET.
> >
> > Amazingly, the connectivity kit costs less than US$100.
> > "When we designed the service, a requirement was that it
> > had to be low-cost for everybody to use. Now anybody can
> > have connectivity to the rest of the world at speeds more
> > than 30 times the rate of the current fastest modem",
> > said Dr. Santos. "We cut our costs whenever we could".
> >
> > The consortium made use of amateur rocket societies to
> > launch their suitcase-sized satellites into orbit instead
> > of resorting to the commercial launchers. As a result, the
> > total cost of putting 1000 satellites in orbit was
> > equivalent to one conventional launch at Cape Canaveral.
> > Dr. Klaus admitted "We had a few failed launches but
> > on the whole, the launching operation went smoothly and
> > we were therefore operational in six months".
> >
> > Mr. John Herring, of the Amateur Rocket Society of
> > Great Britain (ARS-GB), also present at the press
> > conference added "We amateurs are a new force in the
> > international launch of satellites. Through our thousands
> > of members we are able to manufacture twice as many
> > rockets as all commercial launchers put together. Our
> > low-cost launch vehicle designs impressed the FISH-NET
> > consortium, and we netted the contract through agressive
> > bidding".
> > "Watch out", Mr. Herring warned, "if you thought that
> > the Mars Pathfinder mission was impressive, stay tuned to
> > ARS-GB, and you'll be impressed".
> >
> > News of the launch of FISH-NET have spread quickly around
> > the globe. Dr. Ibrahim Al-Samaek, of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia
> > welcomed the launch as being the biggest step in
> > economic development for his country in the last twenty
> > years. "We have had major problems with reliable Internet
> > connectivity in the past, and this is the first time that
> > we can surf the Web from anywhere else than the capital.
> > I expect Internet Web-Cafes to open here soon".
> >
> > Mr. Poisson, grandson of the well known scientist said
> > from his home in Paris, France "We are finally reaching
> > the stage of true Telecommunication de-regulation.
> > Yesterday's European telecom monopolies are truly dead
> > and gone, This is the final nail in their coffin".
> >
> > By using a smuggled transmitting station, Kim Sung Park
> > of North Korea sent his first E-mail to the outside
> > world "This is great news for democracy; censorship of
> > information is now a thing of the past".
> >
> > A group of surfer-buddies, having made the trip from the
> > US to London specially for the announcement, were
> > enthusiastic about the News.
> > Larry, Len, Vint, Daniel, "JCRL", David, Barry, Bob,
> > Ray and Jon remember the days of ARPANET. "FISH-NET is
> > a gigantic step towards JC's Galactic Network Concept.
> > It's way-cool".
> >
> > Throughout the day, tributes have been pouring in to
> > the FISH-NET headquarters for their efficiency and
> > sensible pricing. Plans are in fact in the works to
> > provide free connectivity to some of the most remote
> > places on Earth.
> >
> > "We would have never been able to do this without the
> > help of the Internet community. There are thousands of
> > these people world-wide, who do their little bit into
> > getting the Internet to work at the lowest possible cost.
> > Now it's our time to reward these heroes. They were the
> > pioneers, we're the cavalry, and the cavalry is never late",
> > concluded Dr. Santos.
> >
> >
> > Olivier C-L, reporting from London, UK.
> >
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> Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond, Ph.D. |----> Global Information Highway Limited
> Phone: +44 (0)956 84 1113 | Always 60 seconds | E-mail: <mailto:ocl@gih.com>
> Fax : +44 (0)171 937 7666 | ahead of the past | Web: http://www.gih.com/
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