[81395] in Cypherpunks
Re: TV Commercial
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rabid Wombat)
Sat Jun 7 17:54:40 1997
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 15:28:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Rabid Wombat <wombat@mcfeely.bsfs.org>
To: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
Cc: David Lucas <davidlu@sco.com>, Marshall Clow <mclow@owl.csusm.edu>,
cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
In-Reply-To: <v03007844afbde7341de8@[207.94.249.152]>
Reply-To: Rabid Wombat <wombat@mcfeely.bsfs.org>
On Fri, 6 Jun 1997, Bill Frantz wrote:
> At 12:34 AM -0700 6/6/97, David Lucas wrote:
> >It's a nice thought, but the image is all wrong. Two ships communicating
> >via Aldis lamps (presumably, I haven't seen the ad) using Morse at a guess,
> >isn't what I would call very secure communication.
>
> Well, the Japanese managed to keep secure communications when sneeking up
> on Pearl Harbor, and I assume they used something similar for ship-to-ship
> communications. Narrow beam, and everyone who can receive is in sight is
> nice.
>
Did they? This is a matter of some debate ...
-r.w.
