Re: Avionic Proximity Warning

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From: Marin David Condic, 407.796.8997, M/S 731-93
Subject: Re: Avionic Proximity Warning
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"Norman H. Cohen" <ncohen@WATSON.IBM.COM> writes:
>
>In article <INFO-ADA%95010309592615@VM1.NODAK.EDU>, CONDIC@PSAVAX.PWFL.COM
>writes:
>
>|> Basically, it worked by having two planes trade off
>|> positional information and if they agreed that they were in
>|> immanent danger of collision (something under a mile, if memory
>|> serves) they'd take a vote on which direction each plane should
>|> move in.
>
>A two-voter vote?  That sounds fishy, given the high probability of a
>tie.
>
All citizens are created equal, but some citizens are more equal
than others!

Maybe they used "Rock/Paper/Scissors." It's been a rough week and
the memory fails.

Pax,
Marin

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