From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,eac8d804189288a7 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-12 05:13:53 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!wn2feed!worldnet.att.net!135.173.83.71!wnfilter1!worldnet-localpost!bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3C691512.7040103@worldnet.att.net> From: Jim Rogers User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:0.9.4) Gecko/20011128 Netscape6/6.2.1 X-Accept-Language: en-us MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Silicon Valley techies suit up Army with sleeker gear References: <3C67C694.4090200@worldnet.att.net> <3C68AF0B.6030903@worldnet.att.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 13:13:51 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.86.33.226 X-Complaints-To: abuse@worldnet.att.net X-Trace: bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net 1013519631 12.86.33.226 (Tue, 12 Feb 2002 13:13:51 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 13:13:51 GMT Organization: AT&T Worldnet Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:19929 Date: 2002-02-12T13:13:51+00:00 List-Id: Larry Kilgallen wrote: > In article <3C68AF0B.6030903@worldnet.att.net>, Jim Rogers writes: > > >>It could be that the Project Office had designed requirements with >>such problems in mind. The resulting system was very heavy and >>consumed too much power. Anyone can build a system that works well >>through California Summers and Winters. How well will the same >>system work at 14000 foot (4000 meter) altitudes at -40 degrees? >> > > It was proven 10 years ago that contemporary use of US military is in > flat desert areas with warm weather, much like California. :-) Yes, like the Hindu Kush. :-) Jim Rogers