Episode 18 · Networking and getting online
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Bill Jensen, Paul Nazario, and Dan Parenteau were kind enough to come in and try to explain to the Geeks how all those networks link up into this magical Internet concept, and actually get people connected to each other online. Since they actually install and maintain the physical networking links for DoIT and the surrounding Madison area, they told us about fiber optics, undersea cables, and even laser beams that get the 1s and 0s where they need to go.
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