Re: Project Name

[JHByrne]

In a message dated 10/30/2002 9:20:08 AM Alaskan Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I made that suggestion earlier, that as we come up with new ones we add roman numerals to the end of the name. All upgrades and such will be just noted as revision levels. We haven’t actually made one yet, so this first one would simply be known as IcePIC. The starting assembly drawing would be IcePIC rev0. Typically you change the rev level everytime anything is changed on the print, even if it is a single letter or added dimension information. This keeps people from getting two separate drawings of the same revision – which can be extremely confusing. Then at some point if we make a real major change, like use a different casing or get a hold of a nuclear battery, we go to IcePIC II rev0. Or at least that’s the general idea. Robert Crawley Elite Precision Fabricators, Inc. Programming (936) 449-6823 Robert, Julie and I discussed this one a bit.  She points out that the correct title is 'Icepick' not IcePIC, as I was calling it. For versions, however, we probably ought to avoid anything too complex.  For now, we're titling it as follows: 1)  Icepick I = the actual working model of an ice submersible.  This is the proposed 3' model, with the ability to dive 200'+ into ice, and drop transponders. 2)  Icepick iA = this is the Joe Latrell prototype, made from a cardboard tube wrapped in wire and powered with batteries.  If someone else comes up with an alternative in addition to Joe's, that would be Icepick iB. We won't be ready for  Icepick I (capitalized 'I') until we've worked through a series of lower-case iii's.  The lowercase i we can use to simply denote limited experiment prototypes, such as Joe Latrell's initial model. In a strictly technical sense, you're right:  Icepick rev 0, Icepick II rev 0 is more correct.  However, we have to remember that we don't have a lab full of engineers privy to the same technical drawings.  We have to keep the titles short and easily recognized, so that a person can jump back into the project again, with a minimum of confusion, if s/he leaves for awhile. -- John Harlow Byrne