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From: HPB@vms.cis.pitt.edu (Harry Bloomberg)
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Date: 10 Feb 90 03:03:19 GMT
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From: Harry Bloomberg <HPB@vms.cis.pitt.edu>
   Trivia item from Aviation Week article about Computer-aided Acquisition and
Logistics Support (CALS), a new DOD computer system that is designed to reduce
paper flow:

   "The guided missile cruiser Vincennes goes to sea with 23.5 tons of paper.
The ship would rise about 3.5 inches if all paper were removed, improving its
performance at sea."

   Gee, maybe we could convince Gorbachev that the way to reform the Soviet
military is to adopt current Western procurement practices :=).

Harry Bloomberg, Department of Academic Computing, Univ. of Pittsburgh
hpb@vms.cis.pitt.edu