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In a message dated 3/13/99 10:26:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,
diveman@cy*.co* writes:

> 
>  The fact is, most governmentally funded agencies are very slow to change
>  techniques and technologies. I don't know exactly why this is. Another
>  fact, however, is that civilian divers are much more accepting of new
>  technologies and methods, since they are not governed by many of the
>  rules that gov't operations must follow.
>  
Mostly, it's the money. Then add to that that the person ultimately in charge
of their budget and operations is probably either 1)not a diver or 2)been out
of the water soooooo long that they still have equipment from the days of Sea
Quest. That and it can take a long time to run things thru procurement. Hell,
for something simple like Mobile Data Terminals in Police Cruisers by the time
the money is appropriated the bids solicited and the equipment installed, the
MDT's are often out of date.

As to the mounting upside down, I saw a documentary with Police / Rescue
divers in OZ with their cylinders (in one case, a single cylinder) mounted
upside down. While it looked sorta neat (i.e., unusual), I could see all kinds
of problems with it but since they were already mentioned, I won't bring em up
again. I'll stick with my "convoluted" OMS wings but I'll keep my manifold
doubles upright where they belong.
Dan
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