Re: Windows Vista is slowing the Navy down ??

On Fri, 16 May 2008 14:06:43 -0700, The Ghost In The Machine wrote:

> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Ivan Marsh
> <ivanmarsh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>  wrote
> on Fri, 16 May 2008 13:53:47 -0500
> <pan.2008.05.16.18.53.46.486748@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>:
>> On Fri, 16 May 2008 14:44:09 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 16 May 2008 13:37:30 -0500, Ivan Marsh wrote:
>>> 
>>>> *This should in no way be misconstrued as an endorsement of windows.
I
>>>> would not knowingly trust my life to a Microsoft OS.*
>>> 
>>> Ever been in a hospital?
>>> If so ,you already have.
>>> 
>>> Ever go to the doctor?
>>> If so, you already have.
>>> 
>>> Ever go to the dentist?
>>> If so you already have.
>>> 
>>> Ever go to the pharmacy to get medications? If so you already have.
>>> 
>>> ....and so forth..
>>
>> I said I didn't WANT to know.
>>
> 
> Well, FWIW my dentist also uses Windows to keep track
> of appointments.  AFAIK the drilling equipment and such
> is not computer-controlled.  I wouldn't worry
> unnecessarily.

Patient records getting mixed up, lost etc.
It doesn't have to be a direct failure, like say the Xray machine
controlled by Windows goes nuts.
It can be secondary and certainly *can* put your health at risk.


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