Fred Csin wrote
Keep it in
historical context... Bongos were a significant speed
increase over smoke signals.
??
~1100 feet per second v 186,000 miles per second
But bongos could operate without line of sight,
and with or without ambient light.
Well, smoke signals may have lower latency, but bongos would have
higher possible switching speeds and so better bandwidth. Things don't
change much, do they?
Scott