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Subject: Re: GRID LAPTOP
Author: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu at internet
Date: 1/20/99 10:40 AM
> > The one that was used on the shuttle (I don't think the shuttle ever
landed
> > on the moon?) was (iirc) the GRiDPad 19xx, see my other message about
those.
> No, the shuttle never landed on the moon. (At least not that THEY've told
> us about :-) Various shuttle missions have used the Compass, the 1910,
> and the 1530.
>>They have - I have seen in more than one movie a shuttle on
>>the moon, and neither Hollywood nor my TV would lie (There is
>>a nice
>>B (?) picture, some kind of Dracula/Alien/Bermuda Triangle
>>mxture, where they use Shuttles for moon missions, and from the
>>inside they are bigger than the Nostromo ...).
Thanks. At first I felt completely and totally foolish after stating
the 'gent' told me the Grid had been to the moon. Now I feel
vindicated. Hooray for Hollywood!
Marty
> In fact, NASA orignally funded GRiD to build the Compass just for this
> purpose, AFAIK. GRiD stood for Graphical Retreival Information Display or
> somesuch terribly strained acronym.
Didn't know about that until now - I thought they where done as
som high class luxury toys (liek mountain boots for the office:)
Gruss
H.
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Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK
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