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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: asian1 on December 08, 2002, 02:53:02 PM

Title: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: asian1 on December 08, 2002, 02:53:02 PM: Hi,
The IT budget of US Department of Defense (D.O.D.) / US Military is more than US$ 26 Billion. The new department of Homeland Security also have a large budget.

Is it possible to use AmigaDE for various military applications, especially rugged portable device?

Amiga DE have advantage on portability and the same program can be used on various devices. This will reduce the cost of training the Military staff / soldiers and reduce the cost of porting the software to new hardware / gadget. AmigaDE also have realtime OS/ guaranteed response capability.

LaunchPower, an IT Venture Capital company is looking for new products for military / D.O.D. / Homeland securiy. Is it possible for LaunchPower to invest in Amiga Inc?

Launch Power (http://www.launchpower.com)
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: Bezzen on December 08, 2002, 03:38:38 PM: I would be very happy if Amiga Inc didn't get is money from the military. But I guess that's just my "leftist liberal pacifist" views... ;-)
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: on December 08, 2002, 03:40:17 PM: asian1

you mean to play video games while in combat? :P...
DoD wants something done they have enough money to code something better then DE... and there is OpenGL for all OS's... why use DE?... I dunno Asian1 thats pretty far out ideas :P
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: AmigaHeretic on December 08, 2002, 05:58:54 PM: US Department of Defense??

Everyone knows the government has access to advanced Alien technology.

So to answer your question...They're already using AmigaOS !!

AmigaGuy
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: BADHead on December 08, 2002, 06:35:59 PM: They could use it as portable
Thermal Nuclear launching device
:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :-x :-x :-x :pissed: :pissed: :pissed: :-x 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: Step on December 08, 2002, 06:40:22 PM: @BADHead

That is against the (amiga) rules, nothing nuclear... :-)
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: The_Editor on December 08, 2002, 06:41:46 PM: I thought D.O.D. was Dead on Delivery !! :-o
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: odin on December 08, 2002, 06:58:12 PM: I was thinking of Day of Defeat really =). But the military interested in Amiga? Fat chance I guess =).
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: Targhan on December 08, 2002, 07:14:39 PM: The DoD could use DE if Amiga could raise the price by a few million dollars :-P
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: Nick on December 08, 2002, 11:47:16 PM: Maybe they could argue with the enemy on Amiga.org or IRC. :-D
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: scholle on December 09, 2002, 12:16:28 AM: I'd consider using Amiga Hard/Software
for military purposes as totally EVIL!
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: Nick on December 09, 2002, 12:22:58 AM: Well yes I agree. The Amiga should be a force for good. We want money, but its not worth lives!

Let another OS get blood on its hands.
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: on December 13, 2002, 03:17:13 AM: As messed up as the US Government is, you want them using/meddling with Amigas? We are just getting back on the right road.

That kind of mentality is likely to be the total death of us... believe me.. I speak from experience.
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: asian1 on January 05, 2003, 10:34:00 AM: Military PDA + Translator (http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/Northeast/10/06/handheld.translator.ap/)

Perhaps in the future US Military may use AmigaDE based PDA. Because of its portability, the same translator program can be used on various device.

Also with Asymmetric Multi Processing capability, the PDA can take over the control / add processing / communication capability of various tank / military vehicle, in case the onboard computers are disabled / damaged.
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: spiffydinosaur on January 05, 2003, 01:44:44 PM: Durring the 80's the C64 was in regular use as a military weapon. It was perfect as a rugged combat computer.

The PDA thing is something I have been thinking about, there are lots of companies building such devices. I have some concerns about carring such things into combat. Increasing the potential of badguys getting hold of the device and it's content. A way to make it self distruct, if the user gets killed, would put me more at ease. To jepordize the mission or other team members lives for a PDA Hmmm!

Just my thoughts
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: on January 05, 2003, 01:54:27 PM: Hmmm, I wonder why they picked the "Commodore" 64? :lol:
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: Erwin-K on January 05, 2003, 03:54:10 PM: As late as 1995 the U.S. Military was using custom cartridge based C64's for marksmanship trainers.

The simulation center of the War College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas used a bunch of high end A3000's to run AV sims until at least around the same time. I used to check the surplus sales for them. (I understand that some of their stuff was ported to Linux in the last couple of years.)

At least the Amiga OS has never brought a Destroyer to a dead halt in the ocean like a devide by zero error under Windows did a year or two ago. :-o
Title: Re: AmigaDE, D.O.D, and Homeland Security
Post by: on January 05, 2003, 04:00:20 PM: I hope government weapons arent safeguarded by Windows computers otherwise they will all go off sooner or later when it crashes!

"Fatal Exception Error I/O Press enter to continue"

(Press Enter)

"Fatal Exception Error I/O Press enter to continue"

Kaboom!