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To: Earlie who wrote (77959)	3/17/2000 6:02:00 PM
From: Terry Maloney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Hi, Earlie. Great note about about your adventures in sailing. I liked your description of the intensity of emotion at the Games -- it must be something incredible! (I can sort of relate ... I sometimes cry just watching the Opening Ceremonies <g>) Good to hear you still get out with your son. Those Tornados sound like quite the machines alright, although I don't think I'd want to pitchpole one. That's head over heels, right, capsizing in the forward direction? I've done that on skis a few times ... <ng> Switching gears, er sail plans, I don't know if the following stories from Cnet are news to you, but somehow I doubt they'll do much to change your opinions in either case: Intel has a hot problem: Some notebooks are overheating and failing because of processor packaging problems. The flaw, which first appeared in Toshiba Satellite 4100 models, affects certain notebooks containing 400-MHz Pentium II and Celeron processors. 2.digital.cnet.com Dell Computer hopes to repeat its earlier success in the PC business with a thrust into the market for the cheaper, specialized servers that have become a favorite tool of e-commerce sites. 2.digital.cnet.com Thanks again for the great story! Terry

To: Earlie who wrote (77959)	3/18/2000 11:18:00 PM
From: IceShark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Hypothermia is frightening stuff. Yup. When running my sailboat on Superior I was always concerned about dropping a guy overboard in heavy seas. Churn up the surface water and thermocline and the water temp was about 36 F, maybe less. If they were not on harness, by the time you could come about, pull down sail and find 'em they would likely be dead ducks in 20 minutes, depending on all the variables. And few of my friends wanted to clip on much less wear a diving dry suit. -g-