From: rgallen@qnx.com (Rennie Allen)
Subject: Re: Will Boeing Use Ada To Build $9 Bln Network For Teledesic?
Date: 1997/05/01
Date: 1997-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5kafvc$v95@qnx.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3368134a.21286600@news.mindspring.com
Robert Munck (munck@mindspring.com) wrote:
[...]
> The satellites will be about 1000 Kg (2400 lb) each, orbiting at about
> 720 Km (450 mi). It appears that data uplinked to one satellite will
> be routed through several others before being downlinked with no
> low-level control from ground stations! This means a whole lot of
> software on each (perhaps 20% of the total weight) with tremendous
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I wasn't aware that software had weight; then again if it's gatesware....
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Rennie Allen <rgallen@qnx.com>
QNX Software Systems Ltd.
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1997-05-01 0:00 ` Will Boeing Use Ada To Build $9 Bln Network For Teledesic? John Woodruff
1997-05-02 0:00 ` Robert Munck
1997-05-04 0:00 ` Mark & Zurima McKinney
1997-05-01 0:00 ` Dale Pontius
1997-05-01 0:00 ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-02 0:00 ` Dale Pontius
1997-05-02 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1997-05-04 0:00 ` Robert Munck
1997-05-01 0:00 ` Dale Stanbrough
1997-05-01 0:00 ` Rennie Allen [this message]
1997-05-02 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93
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1997-05-06 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93
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