Hi John,
    um... this just goes to show the amount of ingenuity (sp) that is
available when one has to make do... while waiting for proper parts :)
The Military does tend to see alot of this ... after all... our supply and
logistics system is very convoluted :)

    And yes... under the "Don't try this at home kiddie's Heading":
Portable computers can be run using lots of BA3030's* :)

Art "What can I say... rechargers don't work well plugged into tree's!
hehe" Bahrs




<<<< lots of snips >>>>>

>Chief xxxxx paid us a visit when he heard about our problem, and after
>regailing the days of yore (1970's) he looked at the capstan, and left
>for the PX.  When he returned he had a set to two Red Devil vacuum
>cleaner belts (type 1, whatever that means).  He cleaned the belts with
>both the alcohol based tape cleaner (first cleaning) and then with the
>freon TF cleaner.

>(This parallels an old Arthur C. Clarke science fiction short story.
>What will mankind
do when all the stars have burnt out?)

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Innovative Software Solutions, Inc.

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