Back to the Future!

Mere days after the release of Microsoft Vista Release Candidate 1, the old-school strikes back!

Behold FreeDOS 1.0!

(they do offer some legitimate and interesting reasons for its existence)

Pay your TV licence

(thanks My Broadband)

18 applicants for a pay-TV broadcast licence as ICASA extends the market beyond MultiChoice's monopoly with their DSTV.

Some applicants:

• Multichoice (again)
• Telkom Media (partnership with Videovision & more)
• SABC & Sentech (partnership)
• e-TV (via controlling shareholder Sabido)
• On Digital Media
• Worldspace (satellite radio provider)

Telecomms World Africa 2006

The conference is running at the CTICC from 4th-8th September 2006 (i.e. NOW).

But the prices... Ouch!

Where's a Telecomms Bar Camp?

SNO re-brands, launches

The SNO is now Neotel. And snotelecom.co.za does now appear to have been a valid interim site: it now plays a flash animation directing visitors to neotel.co.za. Oops.

There are many interesting snippets but frustratingly little detail on:

• Geographic number portability (GNP) - the landline counterpart to MNP
• Consumer access - 2007 :(
• Carrier selection and pre-selection
• Last-mile access including µwave, optics, CDMA2000 (eek!)
  

The site is well worth a visit.

Mixology

In 1960, the 11th CGPM named the system the International System of Units

Since the famous Bentley V8 engine was introduced in 1959 - 1 year prior to the introduction of SI - perhaps they thought they could retain some Olde Worlde Charme in the engine designation. What is the metric prefix for "Quarters"?

And yes, this is in the current Bentley Arnage