Re: Windows Vista is slowing the Navy down ??

On Fri, 16 May 2008 10:56:01 -0700, -hh wrote:

> "dennis@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <den...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> ... no mention of vista gives you several choices including: linux,
>> Mac, XP, 98, 95, CE, pSOS, DOS, and loads of others.  Choose the best
>> one for the application and everything will be fine.
> 
> IIRC, the USN had been using NT on some of their ****ps a couple of years
> ago.
> 
> Here's some links:
> 
> <http://www.gcn.com/print/17_17/33727-1.html>
> 
> <http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1998/07/13987>
> 
> <http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/18007/windows-nt-sinks-navy-
> ****p.html>
> 
> These are all pretty dated; not sure if there's more current info online
> or not.

Sorry... but the Yorktown meltdown had to do with a divide by zero error
in the engine power interface when the operator entered zero into a data
input field which was the fault of the person who programmed the control
software and had nothing to do with the operating system.

*This should in no way be misconstrued as an endorsement of windows. I
would not knowingly trust my life to a Microsoft OS.*

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