Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net ([204.127.198.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 820214 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:38:07 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.198.35; envelope-from=n3773@comcast.net Received: from rv8 (c-24-21-140-241.client.comcast.net[24.21.140.241]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with SMTP id <2005032517372101300fi4qie>; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:37:21 +0000 Message-ID: <001201c53161$4aecf880$f18c1518@rv8> Reply-To: "kevin lane" From: "kevin lane" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Ed, sys. analyst ! Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 09:37:14 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C5311E.3A675E80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C5311E.3A675E80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed - as a carpenter, I used to smile when clients tried some woodworking = projects and then came back to inform me that, hey, it isn't that easy. = Anyone can be a carpenter, right? But, I also got a lot of pleasure = helping them build something with their own hands and shared in their = pride of their accomplishment. So, it is fun to see you discover the = digital world. Yes, it is typically incredibly frustrating. That is = why I chose to switch to a field where I could fix things with a hammer! = My hardest programming task was at McDonnell-Douglas (remember them?), = parametric cubic patches. Double precision, 4x4 matrix algebra in = FORTRAN, which, internally stores rows as columns and vice versa just to = add to the confusion. The inverse computations on 3x3 matrixes are = simply rows by columns, but a 4x4 includes this diagonal multiplication = as well. Arrrrrhhhh! In those days the entire F-15 geometry took a gig, = which I could easily load on my machine here at home now! Have fun Ed! Kevin Lane Portland, OR e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C5311E.3A675E80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ed - as a carpenter, I used = to smile when=20 clients tried some woodworking projects and then came back to inform me = that,=20 hey, it isn't that easy.  Anyone can be a carpenter, right?  = But, I=20 also got a lot of pleasure helping them build something with their own = hands and=20 shared in their pride of their accomplishment.  So, it is fun to = see you=20 discover the digital world.  Yes, it is typically incredibly=20 frustrating.  That is why I chose to switch to a field where I = could fix=20 things with a hammer!  My hardest programming task was at = McDonnell-Douglas=20 (remember them?), parametric cubic patches.  Double precision, 4x4 = matrix=20 algebra in FORTRAN, which, internally stores rows as columns and vice = versa just=20 to add to the confusion.  The inverse computations on 3x3 matrixes = are=20 simply rows by columns, but a 4x4 includes this diagonal multiplication = as well.=20 Arrrrrhhhh!  In those days the entire F-15 geometry took a gig, = which I=20 could easily load on my machine here at home now!  Have fun=20 Ed!
Kevin Lane  Portland, = OR
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