I am resending this because there was an issue in the link to the chapter in my book about broadband. Sorry about this. Driving the creation of residential broadband was unquestionably the highlight of my career. Many others played important roles: developing the technology (Broadcom, 3Com), creating cable and DSL modems (General Instrument, LANcity, Texas … Continue reading
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Driving the Creation of Residential Broadband
Driving the creation of residential broadband was unquestionably the highlight of my career. Many others played important roles: developing the technology (Broadcom, 3Com), creating cable and DSL modems (General Instrument, LANcity, Texas Instruments), providing broadband services (@Home, Covad), enabling streaming media (Launch Media, Broadcast.com), interactive services (AOL, Yahoo), browsers (Netscape, Microsoft), and, of course, the … Continue reading
My interview on the history of residential broadband
As many of you will know, I played a leadership role in creating residential broadband. My activities span the period of 1992 to 1999. Not only was I involved in the development of cable modems and DSL modems, but I used Intel’s might to pull together all the elements required to create what became a … Continue reading
Goodbye and thanks Doug Semon
When I decided to write a book about my high tech journey, I had several objectives. One of those was to document the creation of residential broadband in which I played a leadership role. I wanted to tell my personal story, but I also wanted to make sure that the people who contributed to its … Continue reading
More than you will ever want to know: My 1:34 hour interview on The Internet History Podcast
The Internet History Podcast is a great site that I fully recommend. We should all be grateful to Brian McCullough who started the podcast, maintains it, interviews everyone and edits all the episodes. It is really a labor of love. Brian realizes that the very nature of the Internet does not result in a very good documentation about its … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 