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NoWire, a 1985 Microwave LAN Experiment


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An experimental WiFi LAN was designed and tested in 1985 under an FCC Special License.
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An experimental WiFi LAN was designed and tested in 1985 under an FCC Special License. It was built using a block microwave unit as the transceiver. The unit had its own integral power supply and an i/o connector that mated the computer with a 4Megabits rep rate.

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