t be found.
In May of 1991, some significant progress toward simplification was made. It was at that time the Army awarded Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) a potential $500 million contract for the Lightweight Computer Unit (LCU) mainstay field processors. Here the SAIC plan was to use a new generation commercially available laptop computer (most likely a Zenith product) to support what will ultimately be Army purchases of up to 21,000 units over the next decade (Robertson, 1991, p. 1).
The Army made significant inroads in this acquisition process by requiring bidding contractors to use leading-edge and commercially available products thus achieving state-of-the-art field performance while signi
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