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Re: do the right thing Carly
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Peter Chong <[log in to unmask]>
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Peter Chong <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 10 Dec 2001 12:01:58 -0600
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[log in to unmask] (Jerry Leslie) wrote in message news:<[log in to unmask]>...
> Bill Brandt ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
> : And the thought that some mission critical systems like nuclear subs
> : might depend on Windows is a bit frightening.
>
> That's already planned for the next nuclear carrier:
>
>    http://www.gcn.com/vol19_no27/dod/2868-1.html
>    Navy carrier to run Win 2000
>
>    By Bill Murray
>    GCN Staff
>
>    The Navy's next-generation aircraft carrier will use Microsoft Windows
>    2000 to run its communications systems, aircraft and weapons
>    launchers, and other ship electronics.
>
>    The CVN 77, one of the Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, will
>    run Microsoft Windows 2000 for a variety of communications and weapons
>    systems.
>
> Of course, it COULD become a submarine after a BSOD.
>
How about Electro-Magnetic Impulse from a Nuclear Attack?, Whole ship
is out of OS?  ;-) This is a joke, right?

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