Across The Ocean...

[brandon184]

How exactly does internet/computer data travel from North America to someplace like, say, Europe?

- Brandon

[Warthog]

hmmmmm...by those buried lines I guess.

Warthog

[BFlurie]

Maybe some by satellite relay?

[brandon184]

BFlurie : Some.. Most Likely.

Warthog.. When would this type of buried line have been installed under thousands of feet of water? Wouldn't this have been an excrutiating amount of work and time??

- Brandon

[seti]

Somewhat related:
http://www.visualroute.com/

cool progam that shows you all the hops between you and an IP. It also shows who owns the network bewteen the hops, and a map.

[brandon184]

I already have a program like that.. The lines in between don't really specify an actual path where the data is sent from.. It just shows a line going from one destination to another..

- Brandon

[RCN_Moose]

The cables have been under the sea for years. Started back after WWII I believe.
I'll post a link when I find it.
Heres a good start here

[This message has been edited by RCN_Moose (edited 06-23-2000).]

[Warthog]

Thank you, Moose. That's exactly what I'm talking about.

Brandon, answer this: Before the age of satellites, how would one make a phone call across the ocean?

Warthog

[Roy]

Warthog ~ re-read Moose's link. Transoceanic copper cables go back a long way! Transatlantic cable is defined in a 1927 dictionary I have.

[Warthog]

I knew the answer to the question . I was just making sure Brandon knew what I was talking about.

Warthog

[wtp]

i've heard that satellites are used from stations. Like, if you make a call to lets say, Europe. your calls gets transfered from the station, and in the station, they send signals which bounces off to another station in Europe. Then, yeah, there you go.

wtp

[alondra]

laying the trans atlantic cable was a fantastic accomplishment, concidering the ships and technology of the day. some times I dont think we appreciate the accompishments of years gone by, Empire State Building, Bay Bridge, Hoover dam, many simular projects in other countrys.built with slide rules ( I still have one) and just physical labor.

[This message has been edited by alondra (edited 06-23-2000).]