[Collins] mcn numbers

[Adam Farson]

Hi Glen,

The Germans had a wonderful saying on this topic during WW2:

"Gib ihnen das drittbeste Gerät, das beste wird nie fertig und das
zweitbeste dauert zu lange." (Give them the third-best equipment; the best
will never be completed, and teh second-best will take too long.)

Cheers for now, 73,
Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ


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[mailto:collins-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Glen Zook
Sent: 1-Jan-08 12:52
To: geraldj at storm.weather.net
Cc: collins at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Collins] mcn numbers

Remember that Art insisted that every little modification that he came up
with had to be put in every radio before it shipped to the customer. 
Unfortunately, when he got involved basically nothing ever got shipped
because he was always making changes and, of course, the customer never paid
anything.

At least here in the Richardson plant every department had a "project" just
for Art's attention.  There was never any intention of shipping anything
having to do with the project but by getting Art interested then production
could continue on the "real" radios and they could be shipped.  Then the
customer would pay the bill and accounting was happy.

Building 401 was the main engineering building here in Richardson.  Building
402 was where Process Division (which I was with) had the circuit board
assembly line, photographic shop, and on the mezzanine most of the
management although Bill Shockley (one of the 2 Division Directors that we
had) was over in Building 401.

Glen, K9STH

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