In a message dated 1/5/2007 9:07:07 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Cargo ships are king of the hill". Too many alternatives, too many goals, too much diversity to compare a cargo ship with a moped. >> Think it was Sealand built an upscaled version container ship based on USNavy destroyer hull. Magnificent ship quad screws, set Pacific crossing record for any surface vessels. Then oil embargo kicked in and they took out the outside screws and a couple engines to get better gas mileage. Still the M/F is a general purpose machine and does general stuff very well. Can build special purpose engines to do special purpose things to do better. Also have been able to take advantage of advances in technology, device geometries, packing densities in fairly seamless fashion. Again, by not promoting education and dropping dead on any kind of low level or developmental system just don't get the word out and no assimilation by association is just the death knell... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
