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SUBJ: CHNAVMARCORMARS INFO BCST 23-07
1. TRAVEL: I WILL BE OUT OF THE OFFICE ON FRIDAY, 01 JUN, TO ATTEND
THE SHARES HF INTEROPERABILITY WORKING GROUP MEETING IN FLLS CHURCH.
VA. I WILL BE TACK IN THE OFFICE ON MONDAY, 04 JUN.
2. MARS WINLINK 2000 PMBO REPLACEMENT NEEDED: AN AIR FORCE MARS PMBO
HAS HAD TO CLOSE DOWN. THE REPLACEMENT STATION IS DESIRED FROM THE
FOLLOWING STATES: OH, IL, IN, NJ, EASTERN IA, MI, WI. HERE ARE THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR A PMBO STATION:
  A. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS: PENTIUM II OR ABOVE WITH AT LEAST A 1.0
GHZ PROCESSOR AND 512MB RAM AND AT LEAST A 20 GB HARD DRIVE. SINCE
THE PMBO USES A DATABASE, IT WILL B HITTING THE HARD DISK,
CONTINUOUSLY. THEREFORE, IF POSSIBLE, A 7200 RPM HARD DRIVE IS
PREFERABLE. AN ETHERNET CARD IS REQUIRED FOR PERMANENT ACCESS TO THE
INTERNET.
  B. BACKUP POWER: A 'SMART' UPS IS PREFERRED OVER A STANDARD UPS
BECAUSE IT HAS THE ABILITY TO SHUT WINDOWS PROGRAMS DOWN PROPERLY
BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF BATTERY POWER. CURRENTLY, WL2K PMBOS UTILIZE AN
MSACCESS DATABASE THA DOES NOT LIKE TO 'CRASH.' THE WINDOWS
OPERATING SYSTEM HAS THE APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE BUILT IN FOR MOST UPS
OR SERIAL INTERFACED SMART UPS APPLICATIONS. ONE ONLY NEEDS THE SMART
UPS AND REQUIRED CABLE TO INTERFACE TO THE COMPUTER. APC HAS
REASONABLE SMART UPS OPTIONS.
  C. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: WINDOWS 2000 PROFESSIONAL, WINDOWS XP
HOME OR WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL (PREFERRED.)  PLEASE USE WINDOWS
UPDATES TO BRING THE WINDOWS OPERATIN SYSTEM UP TO CURRENT
STANDARDS, INCLUDING THE MICROSOFT .NET FRAMEWORK 1.1.
  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST VIA THE CHAIN OF
 COMMAND.
3. BRAVO ZULU TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS FOR THEIR LISTED ACHIEVEMENT:
NNN0AMH J GARY -------------------- OR   NMO THIRD CLASS
NNN0TDN TRENT --------------------- OR   NMO THIRD CLASS
4. MARS: TOGETHER WE CAN DO ANYTHING.
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