At 12:34 AM -0700 6/6/97, David Lucas wrote:
It's a nice thought, but the image is all wrong. Two ships communicating via Aldis lamps (presumably, I haven't seen the ad) using Morse at a guess, isn't what I would call very secure communication.
Well, the Japanese managed to keep secure communications when sneeking up on Pearl Harbor, and I assume they used something similar for ship-to-ship communications. Narrow beam, and everyone who can receive is in sight is nice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | The Internet was designed | Periwinkle -- Consulting (408)356-8506 | to protect the free world | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | from hostile governments. | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA