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  1. Mobile tech without Apple influence

    While the LG Prada is the first multitouch capacitive screen phone to be released a full year before the iPhone in 2006, it was still a feature phone while the iPhone promised to be a full fledged smartphone. People tend to forget how intertwined things were in Silicon Valley at the time not to...

  2. A Suez War what-if- Jordan and Syria join the fray

    You are correct Jordan was not a member of CENTO and among the initial founders of the Arab League. With that said Jordan at the time was still less antagonistic then the rest of the Arab League and desired a balance of power in the region that in many ways tacitly included the west as well as...

  3. WI: Ma Bell Made Shaped the Internet

    But would that be offset by any benefits in network infrastructure such as more ubiquitous broadband in the US earlier by having a major telecom company playing a more active role in shaping the early internet? If everything went OTL with the breakup of the Bell System I can't see AT&T...

  4. A Suez War what-if- Jordan and Syria join the fray

    In my opinion the United States with President Eisenhower and Soviet Union with Premier Khrushchev would probably put pressure on all sides going up to imposing a total arms embargo on the Mediterranean and Red Sea as neither would want the entire area to become a tinderbox right after they...

  5. WI: Ma Bell Made Shaped the Internet

    While that is true one cannot say for certain that AT&T would completely corner the digital network market exactly like they did with POTs in spite all of their muscle. While I do agree that AT&T at first would be reluctant to offer commercial services catering to small businesses and...

  6. WI: Ma Bell Made Shaped the Internet

    Upon further research I found AT&T offers an existing service called ACS to governments. I do not think its related to aforementioned project as it stands for Audio Conferencing Service and they probably just wanted a way to formally trademark the acronym. However, it was co-developed with a...

  7. WI: Ma Bell Made Shaped the Internet

    I came across an interesting article from someone who claimed to work on a project starting in the early 1980s that was essentially a scalable, firmware upgradable network dedicated to carrying digital data called ACS (Advanced Communication System) link to Part 1 of 8 can be found here. If you...

  8. WI Soviet-Japanese War in 1939

    If the Soviets took any more Chinese territory, as at the time they recognized it as such under previous international law established by the former League of Nations which they upheld unlike in Europe, Stalin would be facing a conundrum over whether to bolster the Kuomintang which they were...

  9. WI: Chiang declares Taiwan as independent

    It wasn't only pride In spite of the Communist takeover of the Chinese mainland Chiang's RoC was still considered the legitimate government in exile to a lot of influential nations and as such maintained a seat on the UN Security Counsel until 1971 when Resolution 2758 was passed. This gave...

  10. WI: Yonatan Netanyahu not killed at Entebbe?

    As much as I have doubts about family and upbringing always playing such a strong roll completely determining an individual's outlook. I do not see it and the events going on at the time as mutually exclusive. The Mapai-Labor coalition was waning in influence due to economic and social as well...

  11. WI: Yonatan Netanyahu not killed at Entebbe?

    Not the Man but the Mission The fact that the state of Israel had to take such a high risk operation such as Entebe to begin with is one of the key factors that influences Benjamin Netanyahu to join Likud. Also Israeli politics is very fluid when it comes to party lines and principles so it...

  12. WI: Yonatan Netanyahu not killed at Entebbe?

    Yonatai in Politics? Much like the late Moshe Dayan I don't see a principled man such as Yonatai Netanyu getting sullied in Israel's parliamentary politics. I am not saying his younger brother is worse but possessing more of the education, abilities and willing to give in order to focus on the...

  13. The Falcon Cannot Hear: The Second American Civil War 1937-1944

    The Falcon Rises Again Let me first state it's nice to see your TL up and going along its dystopic course. No stone seems to be left unturned in the wave of destruction rocking the former US from Philadelphia to Atlanta and San Jose. Could the Japanese army humiliating defeats North America...

  14. Chiang Kai-Shek goes to Germany: An Axis China Timeline

    Didn't want to start a debate but... It shows that you 'Agreed' to a post that claims that the Axis look more like the good guys. Whether you want to claim that through the Axis policy is less focused on genocidal atrocities (ethnic cleansing aside) or whether the Entente is acting more...

  15. Question: European vs. Sinospheric architectures

    It was an evolution As far as I know throughout history most English structures had a tall vaulted roof with trusses. This helped keep ventilation as medieval Europe was actually going through a warm period. These places were in no way two floor structures but quite a few probably had...

  16. Question: European vs. Sinospheric architectures

    Prestige and Over forrestation I am not as well versed on other locations in Europe but the British and Irish Isles have actually quite a long history of extensive wood building dating back to Celtic times. And once Romanized they continued using wood as it was much more accessible then the...

  17. Chiang Kai-Shek goes to Germany: An Axis China Timeline

    Whoever said this war was splendid? As much as the Entente seem to be made up of those past their epos and aspiring colonial powers keen on keeping their colonies together and ensuring nobody, not even China, rise up to mess with their captive markets. One still cannot forgive the motivations...

  18. Chiang Kai-Shek goes to Germany: An Axis China Timeline

    Considering the Balfour Declaration was already signed the British gave the green light (albeit limited and often times during WWII legally closed) for Jews to settle and buy property within the British Mandate of Palestine. I have little doubt you can simply butterfly what is becoming a...

  19. Chiang Kai-Shek goes to Germany: An Axis China Timeline

    Opens Many Questions I originally ignored this ATL topic as merely an Axis Victory timeline but I was sorely mistaken. Nice job creating a nuanced and multifaceted TL out of what many usually approach as black and white. It raises many questions about how countries that were traditionally...

  20. AHC: Australia a Rogue State

    The road to ruin can be paved with good intentions. I don't think you even have to go that far, have Australia decide to keep Papua New Guinea past its 'Mandate status' similar to what South Africa did with Namibia by citing security concerns as well as the instability of nearby states to...
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