Military Computer Books (Waz: Off-topic...)

On Thu, 29 Jan 1998, Joe wrote: Joe I think you are right - any item that is/has been declassified should be available from the GPO. However - we better watch our step as this is a clip from email I received from the Sam Ismail about information like this ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Once again, you've perpetuated off-topic non-sense thus proving you are as much an ass as you have ever been. I really would not want to hear your sordid shower stall tales. Now post something relevant or just fall into the background and stay quiet like the good little nerd you've been in the last few months. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- So apparently Sam has a few problems to resolve and the list ,as a whole, and others as individuals, have to suffer through the time it takes for Sam to get his act together. Other than the above, I have had no problems with anyone on the list. And I am saddened that I still can not tell my story. Until such time as some more old Navy equipment gets to be declassified, something that has never happened in the *specific area* of my training, I must remain silent about it 8-( However, as I was held over at T.I. (Treasure Island Navy Training Center) to participate in and critique the very first Digital Techniques Class given at T.I. (late 1970) I have to agree that *most* training manuals are pretty bad! The majority are extremely good at presenting the facts but leave it up to the trainer to figure out how to get them into the students. Some of my most used books are on microwave transmission lines and waveguides. After the class, the three of us that were to critique the course, saw the new manuals and reviewed then in two weeks. Record turn around for the Government 8-) The base attempted to hold on to all three of us for instructors - however - we were all slotted to go to Vallejo after finishing Radar training. Somehow, at the time, you had to understand radar before they let you do Data or Crypto 8-/ Something about pulses 8-) I will say that the Air Force did seem to have better manuals than the Navy and Army. I think they still do. As a side note - there used to be some GREAT surplus stores in San Francisco - saw my only wire recorder there as well as some interesting radar equipment, that at the time, I thought was still classifed. Years later (88) I couldn't find them. Anybody know what happened to them? I think they were on Market street or maybe on the the one south of it I don't remember anymore 8-( BC