This is not quite off topic... >From September 11th on, I've heard that the planning requirements to pull off a multi-plane terrorist attack was astronomical, and obviously the result of massive spending and a huge organization, etc etc.
I've never believed this, really. It's amazing what you can do with computers. Which leads me to ask a few questions: 1. Have any of you heard what computers the terrorist hijackers used? 2. The logistics and planning software? (Anything more complicated than a database or a spreadsheet?) 3. If you were planning some daring, somewhat complicated multi-agent endeavor (not, I hope, terrorism, but one with the same degree of complexity), requiring some sophistication in scheduling said activities, what software would you use - if any? 4. Could you do it on your SE/30? Mac Plus? Or would you want more computing power? My experience with small teams gives me some optimism regarding their efficiency, using even old computers. So when I read things like this... http://www.conspiracyplanet.com/channel.cfm?channelid=89&contentid=481&page= 1 > Von Buelow: I can state: the planning of the attacks was technically > and organizationally a master achievement. To hijack four huge > airplanes within a few minutes and within one hour, to drive them > into their targets, with complicated flight maneuvers! This is > unthinkable, without years-long support from secret apparatuses of > the state and industry. ...I'm less than impressed. It sounds like a person from a large bureaucracy talking, not someone who has actually done things in smaller groups. After all, don't small trucking services and warehouses pull off jobs, every day, that are as complicated? And as for organizational tools, I wonder if the folks at eproject.com have gotten any flak for their Web-based "solutions." (I would think that a back door to their security would long ago been breached by the government.) As you can see, my hunch is that the planning/scheduling/logistics for the terrorist endeavor could have been managed on old Macs. Probably even on DOS machines... (though who'd want to?) Is it possible that anyone could agree with me? -- Timothy -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
