[net.bizarre] Climb Every MClimb Every Mountain

matt@absolut.UUCP (09/04/85)

Seen in some AT&T sales lit on the 3b15:

"
	Operating Environment:
	     ...
		Altitude:	Up to 6580 feet above sea level
"
	Do folks in Colorado have to pressurize their computer rooms?
Also, note three digits of precision. 

john@frog.UUCP (John Woods) (09/09/85)

> Seen in some AT&T sales lit on the 3b15:
> 
> "
> 	Operating Environment:
> 	     ...
> 		Altitude:	Up to 6580 feet above sea level
> "
> 	Do folks in Colorado have to pressurize their computer rooms?
> Also, note three digits of precision. 
> 

Pressure has nothing to do with it.  Most of the cost of the 3B15 is the
expensive accelerometer which is used to detect a change in altitute that
will put the unit over 6580.000 feet.  When this happens, the unit explodes.

Do not request Air Freight shipment of your 3B15s.

:-)

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