sk2x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Sun Kun Kim) (01/31/91)
I don't know how many of you have been watching the CNN and other TV
stations for the coverage of the Gulf War but this is very exciting! I
just found out that that the US Department of Defense is using the
Amigas for their missle guidance systems. I was watching CNN and they
were showing one of those videos that was shot by the Tomahawk cruise
missles and when the missle hit the target, just before everything went
white, I saw the infamous Guru meditation error!! It was kinda fuzzy
but there is no doubt in my mind what that was.
Now I know WHY Commodore stock has been going up and their earning is
triple the amount from last year!
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
Sun...
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(.sig file version 2.4)kdarling@hobbes.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling) (02/01/91)
sk2x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Sun Kun Kim) writes: >I don't know how many of you have been watching the CNN and other TV >stations for the coverage of the Gulf War but this is very exciting! I >just found out that that the US Department of Defense is using the >Amigas for their missle guidance systems. I was watching CNN and they >were showing one of those videos that was shot by the Tomahawk cruise >missles and when the missle hit the target, just before everything went >white, I saw the infamous Guru meditation error!! No, it means that either CNN or the DoD is using an Amiga to overlay captions on the videos. Sorry for the letdown. - kevin
pashdown@javelin.es.com (Pete Ashdown) (02/01/91)
sk2x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Sun Kun Kim) writes: >I don't know how many of you have been watching the CNN and other TV >stations for the coverage of the Gulf War but this is very exciting! I >just found out that that the US Department of Defense is using the >Amigas for their missle guidance systems. I was watching CNN and they >were showing one of those videos that was shot by the Tomahawk cruise >missles and when the missle hit the target, just before everything went >white, I saw the infamous Guru meditation error!! Good thing it didn't Guru BEFORE the missle hit. Somehow I think that its not directly related to the guidance system though, probably just in doing the video. -- "Hi, we're 'Slaughter'. We'd just like to say how much we love our troops." Pete Ashdown pashdown@javelin.sim.es.com ...uunet!javelin.sim.es.com!pashdown
n368bq@tamuts.tamu.edu (Raoul Rodriguez) (02/01/91)
sk2x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Sun Kun Kim) writes: [Talks about Persian Gulf, and watching CNN] >were showing one of those videos that was shot by the Tomahawk cruise >missles and when the missle hit the target, just before everything went >white, I saw the infamous Guru meditation error!! It was kinda fuzzy >but there is no doubt in my mind what that was. [Wasted Bandwaith] >+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ >| Carnegie Mellon University Sk2x+@andrew.cmu.edu | >| | >| Disclaimer: Anything I say can and will be used against you. :-) :-) | >+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ >(.sig file version 2.4) Has anyone considered that they were using an Amiga for the editing of the video tape? I find it almost totally incomcievable that they would use amiga computers to control million dollar missles.... I believe it much more likely that they were using the Amiga as a video titiling computer or something of the like.... (My personal favorite is the "Luckiest man in Iraq") Raoul "My 500 Has a Detachable Keyboard" Rodriguez n368bq@tamuts.tamu.edu Standard Disclaimers Apply (Within)
sk2x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Sun Kun Kim) (02/01/91)
Guys(and Gals, if there are any subscribed to this bboard),
I was kidding about the missle thing. I thought the smiley faces would
be a give away for a joke but I've been getting some e-mails and people
think that I was serious.
Well, if this message disappoints you, I am sorry. The US DoD don't
use Amigas for missle guidance systems. I just want to clarify this
before people actually believe what I posted.
Sorry for any excitement this might have caused... and if you got a
kick out of it and thought it was really funny, then I am happy for you.
Sun...
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(.sig file version 2.4)hill@evax.arl.utexas.edu (Adam Hill) (02/01/91)
Don't discount the fact that low cost processors control vehicles
that cost >1 million. The early shuttles had 6502 equivalent procesors
controlling the hardware. And HP-41 were used as data collection
terminals.
I always thought that the military was one of the largest purchasers
of Motorola chips. Perhaps someone in the military/space programs
would care to comment.
Maybe someone from NewTek could check the registered user list :-)
:-)
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I programmed for three days Make Up Your Own Mind.. AMIGA!
And heard no human voices. Amiga... Multimedia NOW!
But the hard disk sang. - TZoP Born To Run SVR4skipper@motaus.sps.mot.com (Skipper Smith) (02/02/91)
In article <1991Feb1.012157.12368@evax.arl.utexas.edu> hill@evax.arl.utexas.edu (Adam Hill) writes: > > Don't discount the fact that low cost processors control vehicles >that cost >1 million. The early shuttles had 6502 equivalent procesors >controlling the hardware. And HP-41 were used as data collection >terminals. > > I always thought that the military was one of the largest purchasers >of Motorola chips. Perhaps someone in the military/space programs >would care to comment. > > Maybe someone from NewTek could check the registered user list :-) >:-) > >-- > adam hill -- hill@evax.uta.edu > I programmed for three days Make Up Your Own Mind.. AMIGA! > And heard no human voices. Amiga... Multimedia NOW! > But the hard disk sang. - TZoP Born To Run SVR4 Well, I don't work for DoD, but I doubt anybody from DoD would be able to give you an answer based on anything more than heresay. The entire federal government (including DoD) does not consume more of our chips then some of our larger customers. That isn't saying that the Fed isn't in the top ten, just that we do have significantly larger customers. -- Skipper Smith | skipper@motaus.sps.mot.com Motorola Technical Training | 8945 Guilford Rd Ste 145 All opinions are my own, not my employers | Columbia, MD 21046
kdarling@hobbes.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling) (02/02/91)
>It seems that every message I have seen on this net about an Amiga sighting >mentions that it was GURUing! Talk about BAD PRESS! Yeah, no kidding. A friend commented to me last night that all these "proud" Amiga sightings made him think of a fantasy Ford Pinto club: "Hey, I spotted another Pinto on the news last night! Someone hit it in the rear and it had blown up! Ain't that great publicity for us??" <grimace> But I have a "solution"... instead of a Guru meditation notice, Amigas should display a picture of a Mac or PC screen with "ERROR!" on it ;-).
drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale) (02/03/91)
In article <1991Feb2.074348.22437@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> kdarling@hobbes.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling) writes: >>It seems that every message I have seen on this net about an Amiga sighting >>mentions that it was GURUing! Talk about BAD PRESS! > >Yeah, no kidding. A friend commented to me last night that all these >"proud" Amiga sightings made him think of a fantasy Ford Pinto club: ever think that because you can't tell it's an amiga (and not a $50K machine) doing graphics until a GURU screen shows up means that the amiga is on par with such machines? --Scotty -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Scott Drysdale Software Engineer Commodore Amiga Inc. UUCP {allegra|burdvax|rutgers|ihnp4}!cbmvax!drysdale PHONE - yes. "Have you hugged your hog today?" =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
rwm@atronx.OCUnix.On.Ca (Russell McOrmond) (02/05/91)
In a message posted on 2 Feb 91 07:43:48 GMT,
kdarling@hobbes.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling) wrote:
KD>But I have a "solution"... instead of a Guru meditation notice, Amigas
KD>should display a picture of a Mac or PC screen with "ERROR!" on it ;-).
The problem is: When Mac's and PC's crash, you most often don't SEE anything at
all - The machine just is useless. I like the fact that the Amiga TELLS you
that it's having problems.
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In article <obe3dVW00awE8nh1MV@andrew.cmu.edu> sk2x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Sun Kun Kim) writes: >I don't know how many of you have been watching the CNN and other TV >stations for the coverage of the Gulf War but this is very exciting! I >just found out that that the US Department of Defense is using the >Amigas for their missle guidance systems. I was watching CNN and they >were showing one of those videos that was shot by the Tomahawk cruise >missles and when the missle hit the target, just before everything went >white, I saw the infamous Guru meditation error!! It was kinda fuzzy >but there is no doubt in my mind what that was. > >Now I know WHY Commodore stock has been going up and their earning is >triple the amount from last year! > > I spotted another AMIGA last night on the TV show 'Davis Rules'! The secratary of the school carried an Amiga 500 under her arm as she walked across the hall and told the pricipal that all the teachers hate him! (true story) It is a network TV show, but I don't know which one. > >+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ >| Carnegie Mellon University Sk2x+@andrew.cmu.edu | >| | >| Disclaimer: Anything I say can and will be used against you. :-) :-) | >+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ >(.sig file version 2.4) DavidTiberio SUNYStonyBrook2-3605 AMIGA TotoProductions DDDMEN
kmccook@wrdis01.af.mil (GS-09 Ken McCook) (02/08/91)
In article <189dc9d3.ARN03869@jsmami.UUCP> cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmdeo!jsmami!jsmoller writes: > >BTW, can anyone verify that CNN uses the ProVideo Post program? > DoD done it.
rwm@atronx.OCUnix.On.Ca (Russell McOrmond) (02/08/91)
In a message posted on 3 Feb 91 07:16:08 GMT,
drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale) wrote:
SD>>Yeah, no kidding. A friend commented to me last night that all these
SD>>"proud" Amiga sightings made him think of a fantasy Ford Pinto club:
SD>
SD>ever think that because you can't tell it's an amiga (and not a $50K machine)
SD>doing graphics until a GURU screen shows up means that the amiga is on par
SD>with such machines?
Actually, I wish our local Cable company would start using Amiga's - All too often
I saw the 'Re-Starting' on the screen after the ever constant crashing they
do. I find Amiga's more reliable (My development A3000 (And I'm not all
that good of a developer) crashes less often than this thing does ;-)
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