Wireless Andrew

Today wireless internet is everywhere, but did you know that there has been a wireless network at Carnegie Mellon University for over 15 years? The campus-wide Wireless Andrew network (named for university benefactors Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon) was started in 1994. Distinguished service professor Alex Hills, who led the building of Wireless Andrew, tells the story of its creation.

For more on Wireless Andrew, visit: http://www.cmu.edu/computing/about/history/wireless/

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• Mellon
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• Hills
• WiFi
• Wireless
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• Networking
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[j2xl]

And to think when I was a freshman in 1999, wireless cards were $250 and few people had them. Now I see more than 30 wireless networks from my apartment — so many people have wi-fi, I'm seeing serious interference all over the place. It's amazing how fast technology gets cheaper and more accessible!

[thibaulthalpern]

Oh, I know Baker and Porter are attached. I'm an H&SS alumi.

Why not embrace digital storage AND have physical books at the same time? Hunt Library sucks.

[twolfe18]

Thats part of Porter Hall. The other end of that building is Baker Hall (they're attached).

As for the library, I doubt they'll make a huge effort to improve it, it is mainly used today for a place to sit and use your laptop -- and you can do that anywhere on campus... Embrace digital storage methods!

[thibaulthalpern]

I don't recognise that building or wing with the bid glass windows on 0:25. I left in the late 1990s. Must be a new wing/building?

BTW-when are they going to raise funds to build a properly sized library that fits the reputation and research of Carnegie Mellon? Its liberal arts collection is quite poor. A university the calibre of CMU needs to have at library with at least 2 million volumes. I think it has less than 1 million?