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To: Earlie who wrote (78290)	3/21/2000 10:41:00 PM
From: Jeff Leader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Nails? No, I think they're using screws. <g>

To: Earlie who wrote (78290)	3/22/2000 4:17:00 PM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Earlie - eet.com "...In his second example, East cited the recently cancelled Iridium communication satellite project. Iridium never succeeded in launching the full number of satellites envisioned by its organizers. Only 66 of the planned 77 satellites were eventually launched, and they failed in large numbers due to an erroneous decision to avoid costly space-grade radiation-hardened circuitry on board. The message: "You can't ever sacrifice on quality in design," East said...." ebnonline.com Regards, Don