# T1 Line on The No Agenda Show

T1 Line comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from October 2017 to April 2026.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** October 2017 – April 2026
- **Related topics:** [Pointcast](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pointcast.md), [Adsl](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/adsl.md), [Beelink](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/beelink.md), [Capsicum](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/capsicum.md), [Clean Feed](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/clean-feed.md), [Fiber Internet](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fiber-internet.md), [Infrastructure](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/infrastructure.md), [Latency](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/latency.md), [Networking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/networking.md), [Rupert Murdoch](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rupert-murdoch.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Pointcast History, 1990s Internet, Rupert Murdoch

- **Episode:** [1864: Pointcast](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1864-pointcast.md)
- **Published:** 2026-04-30
- **Time:** 1:31:28–1:36:14
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1864-pointcast/chapter/pointcast-history-1990s-internet-rupert-murdoch.md

A retrospective on Pointcast, a popular 1990s screensaver that delivered news and stock prices, describes how the service frequently overwhelmed corporate network bandwidth. Despite a $450 million acquisition offer from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation in 1997, the company's founders held out for more money before the product eventually failed.

Keywords: [pointcast](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pointcast.md), screensaver, [rupert murdoch](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rupert-murdoch.md), news corporation, [t1 line](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/t1-line.md)

### Fiber Internet Upgrade and Legacy Networking Technology

- **Episode:** [1544: Trusted Flaggers](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1544-trusted-flaggers.md)
- **Published:** 2023-04-06
- **Time:** 6:15
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1544-trusted-flaggers/chapter/fiber-internet-upgrade-and-legacy-networking-technology.md

A host describes upgrading to a 5-gigabit symmetrical fiber connection, noting significant improvements in audio quality and latency for the podcast recording. The conversation transitions into a retrospective on networking history, including 56k modems, ISDN, and the technical limitations of T1 lines. An anecdote is shared regarding Pacific Telephone technicians and the persistent issue of squirrels chewing through capsicum-laced wire coatings.

Keywords: [fiber internet](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fiber-internet.md), [clean feed](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/clean-feed.md), [latency](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/latency.md), [t1 line](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/t1-line.md), [pointcast](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pointcast.md), [networking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/networking.md), [beelink](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/beelink.md)

### Cyber Squirrels, T1 Lines, and Capsicum Wiring

- **Episode:** [976: 10th Anniversary](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/976-10th-anniversary.md)
- **Published:** 2017-10-27
- **Time:** 2:51:51–2:54:43
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/976-10th-anniversary/chapter/cyber-squirrels-t1-lines-and-capsicum-wiring.md

Gavin McMahon shares a link to CyberSquirrel1.com, a site tracking animal-induced infrastructure outages. One host recounts a story from the era of T1 and ADSL competition where a company added capsicum to wire insulation to deter squirrels. The plan failed when the squirrels developed a taste for the spicy chemical and continued chewing the wires.

Keywords: cyber squirrel, [infrastructure](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/infrastructure.md), [t1 line](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/t1-line.md), [adsl](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/adsl.md), [capsicum](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/capsicum.md), [squirrels](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/squirrels.md)

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