[PSUBS-MAILIST] OSS

["Mark Steed" <plutomark@mail.astate.edu>]

Greetings all. I have sat back and watched the OSS developments with interest without adding much at all. I like the idea a great deal and I am very impressed with the quality of the ideas and the great skills of the people involved. I am not surprised at all as this group has always been made up of wizards capable of anything. I would indeed like to contribute to this worthy project but frankly, a lot of the computer engineering is over my head. I am a member of the old fart group at 48. When the glacier thawed, out I came. That said, I can offer to write any technical reports, operation and procedural manuals, checklists, descriptions, or for that matter, any technical writing that needs to be done. I have some experience and promise good work. Let me know what any of you think. If this sort of thing is not needed, by all means tell me. I have a real thick hide so I'll figure something else to do. By the way, I really like the buoy set-up with hydrophones and strobes. Instead of dragging it around, put the cable on a reel just like the USN does on its submarines(communications and for emergencies) A single through hull could accomodate the cable with a powered reel/winch on the hull's exterior. The reel set-up could be easily covered or faired over to prevent entanglement. Regards to all and keep up the good work.  Mark Steed