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To: Moonray who wrote (13159)	2/27/1998 11:20:00 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22053

How long have you been a closet TA guy?

To: Moonray who wrote (13159)	2/27/1998 12:09:00 PM
From: jhild	Respond to of 22053

In case you missed this from the on topic 3com thread, a link posted by Innuit about the new PalmPilot III: zdnet.com

To: Moonray who wrote (13159)	2/27/1998 1:46:00 PM
From: jhild	Respond to of 22053

Lawyer says U.S. plane's altimeter may have broken 1.29 p.m. ET (1830 GMT) February 27, 1998 ROME (AP) - The altitude gauge may have malfunctioned on a U.S. Marine jet that swooped low and severed a ski gondola cable in the Italian Alps, the lawyer for the plane's crew said Friday. Nineteen skiers and the cable car operator were killed when the gondola plunged to the ground Feb. 3. Hinting for the first time at the crew's explanation for the accident, Italian attorney Bruno Malattia said he has asked for tests on the altimeter. "We think it wasn't working properly,'' he said, adding that an alarm is supposed to sound when the plane drops below a certain altitude. Italian media reported last week that an Italian air force investigation blamed pilot error. Malattia and the U.S. military say the investigation is still under way. Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, head of flight security for the Italian air force, was quoted as saying that its investigators left no room for doubt that the pilot "flew in substantial deviation from the flight plan and the rules, and this was the fundamental cause of the accident.'' The Marine EA-6B Prowler sliced through the cable with its right wing while on a training run from the U.S. air base of Aviano in northeastern Italy. Malattia, speaking by telephone from Aviano, said the four crew members wrote a report for Marine investigators in which they explained why they were flying so low. He refused to say what the reasons were. Italy does not allow aircraft on training flights to dip below 2,000 feet. U.S. regulations permit pilots to fly as low as 1,000 feet. Capt. Richard Ashby and his three-man crew were flying below the cable's highest point of 400 feet when the plane hit. The lawyer said both Italian and U.S. investigators want to conduct further tests. One on the plane's altimeter will begin Monday and may take a few days. Italy has said it will seek U.S. permission to prosecute the crew on possible manslaughter charges. Permission likely will not be granted. Marines train in Italy under the auspices of NATO, and treaties governing the alliance make U.S. military personnel subject only to American law. foxnews.com