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Article: Compaq bundles wireless home nets; PC giant teams with Proxim to offer low-price HomeRF solution.(Company Business and Marketing)
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- Network World
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- May 15, 2000
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Compaq is extending its wireless home-networking reach, announcing Monday it is bundling products from Proxim based on the HomeRF standard.
Starting immediately, when you buy a Presario home PC or notebook through Compaq's Web site or a retail kiosk, Compaq will throw in a Universal Serial Bus or PC Card-based Proxim Symphony-HRF networking adapter for $99. You'll need at least one additional card for an existing notebook or desktop to create a network. Those additional components cost $119.
The HomeRF standard enables two computers to network wirelessly at a distance of up to 150 feet. It supports a maximum transfer rate of 1.6 megabits per second.
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