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   From: cdorrough@nortonconsultants.com   
      
   "David M. Palmer"  wrote in message   
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   > Musk is using ethernet on his SpaceX rockets.  (Mentioned in this   
   > article):   
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   > http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/91/honda.html   
      
   Just because he's doing it doesn't mean it's the best thing to use -   
   especially for *interplanetary* communications.   
      
   It's more likely that the hardware is cheap and readily available down the   
   street, so it is one less thing for him to worry about at this early stage   
   in his new career.   
      
   Cameron:-)   
      
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