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To: Mr. Adrenaline who wrote (616)	3/29/1998 8:26:00 PM
From: JMD	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29987

Mr. A--here, here! What a relief to know that you refuse to be seduced by the Moran Stanley tasseled loafer crowd and just want to hang with the regular hoi polloi chillin' and layin' down the rocket science gospel for everyman. In case you guys were worried, if that guy tries to lock me up for any exclusive on surfer tales from the '70's the answer is gonna be no way jose'. Maurice--outstanding rant on NZ! Those dudes don't seem to have the old free enterprise thing quite figured out yet. I mean it shouldn't be that tough--how do you spell Russia, Cuba, East Germany, et. al.? On the other hand, we Yanks take the old freedom ride to the max believing that all citizens should have a minimum of two tanks, six uzzis, and a few fragmentation grenades, and that anything else is unreasonable abridgement of constitutionally guaranteed right to bear arms. This does on occasion put us a tad behind the 8-ball as 13 year olds jilted by their girl friends blow away half the student body to work out their bad feelings--but by God the National Rifle Association wouldn't have it any other way! Frankly, a few blown electrical generators in NZ don't look half bad by comparison but what other viewpoint would you expect from a Berkeley alum? I think I'm going to regret this post. Okay, back to satellites. Surfer Mike

To: Mr. Adrenaline who wrote (616)	3/30/1998 7:41:00 AM
From: gdichaz	Respond to of 29987

To Mr A. That you enjoy this thread and will continue to participate is great news. I was concerned about the potential loss we might suffer from the siren song her highness was offering for you - AND ONLY YOU. In the abstract that is a great compliment. But I was worried that if you ended up in MS clutches you might have to sign some sort of agreement that you would advise them to the exclusion of helping us out with the public information you consider ethical and relevant. I for one have found your posts of the highest quality and extremely helpful. Your reassurance is most most welcome. Thank you. Chaz PS And IMO, MS and others on the street could use some help, so if something works out, I for one look for improved info, analysis and just plain good sense from MS.

To: Mr. Adrenaline who wrote (616)	3/31/1998 4:18:00 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29987

Just on the ion propulsion system, it seems to me that the competitive advantage might be worthwhile, but not an omigod, we've had it type. Those sort of gains are usually incremental, necessary for a company to remain competitive, but not dominant factors. A bit like hydrogen as a car fuel has advantages, but also disadvantages. But when the technology and cost look good, maybe with some newish factor such as environmental pressure, then the trend is off onto the new way. So I don't care too much about ion propulsion - though it might well be a good way of pushing satellites around. Good old chemical conflagrations are quite energy dense, so I doubt that there is a terribly great need for ionic propulsion systems. Similarly with fuel cells for cars - yes, some advantages, but still too expensive and too many drawbacks. Psst, it's Mr Dwyre, not Mr Dwyer. Thanks for all your comments Mr A. And Mr SatelliteQueen, how about giving us some of your expertise? No being shy. If you have spent that much time studying these systems, you must have some good ideas, criticisms and questions. Now we are up to $8 per minute for Iridium. Just how stupid are these business people? Why not just go straight to a flat $50 per minute for calls to anywhere? Since we have been lectured so often about how business people simply don't check their phone bills, worry about costs or have a brain in their heads, why not? I'll tell you why not, whether any of you want to know or not. It's because business people don't get to be business people if they run around being half wits about costs. They do care about costs. They will seek the best deals. But they will require convenience, efficacy, quality, and style. Maurice