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=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40 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 04:07:59 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!nycmny1-snh1.gtei.net!chcgil2-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Silicon Valley techies suit up Army with sleeker gear Date: 12 Feb 2002 06:07:42 -0600 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: References: <3C67C694.4090200@worldnet.att.net> <3C68AF0B.6030903@worldnet.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1013515675 3121 192.135.80.34 (12 Feb 2002 12:07:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:07:55 +0000 (UTC) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:19919 Date: 2002-02-12T06:07:42-06:00 List-Id: 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. :-)