Date: 10 Sep 2001 00:46:25 MDT From: J S <spl1t_h0r1z0n@usa.net> To: "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net>, "J S" <spl1t_h0r1z0n@usa.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [RE: [Re: NASA's Operating System?]] Message-ID: <20010910064625.19942.qmail@nwcst330.netaddress.usa.net>
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"Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > = > Hmm, > = > And I bet you'd probably want to blame the Challenger Tragedy on the f= act > that the Space Shuttle is run by 3 IBM System/36 machines. > = no, i blame that on an organization run by politicians with a fraction of= the budget and support that it should have, as well as carelessness. america= hasn't given more than passing thought to the space program since apollo,= and since '86, most have considered the space program to be a dangerous waste= of money. > The Pentium Pro is only what, 5-6 years old? I guess you're saying th= at > since there's a new WhizBang 2000 out that the US Navy should be runnin= g the > WhizBang 2000, and should toss out the old WhizBang 1000 models? > no, what i was saying, albeit very sarcastically, was that running a ship= 's LAN/computer systems with NT, especially on older hardware, is dangerous,= stupid, and an complete waste of tax money. = > division by zero problem was a programming error, not a hardware error,= and > you're not going to find a piece of software out there without errors, > period. i didn't claim that there was. > How do you know that they didn't buy that system back in 95-96 when th= e > PPro was brand new and cutting edge? = i never made the claim that that wasn't the case. > This kind of sarcasm about how things should be done coming from someo= ne > that's probably never served a day in a uniform in their life. now you are making the incorrect assumptions. i have been there, done th= at, got the tshirt/uniforms/tattoos/etc. and having been there, i know that = a lot of the equipment the military is using is old, recycled shit. they make = do pretty well most of the time, but i have seen first hand that the majorit= y of the units out there don't have what could be considered modern equipment = (i was a radio operator with an artillery unit, our newer radios were about = 15 years old, some of our older radio gear was circa wwII and korea. how is= that for modern?). but i guess it also depends on which branch you are in, wh= ere you are, and what politicians the base commander knows. = i'm sorry i offended your precious sensibilities. next time i'll be sure= to ask your permission before i poke fun at ignorant bereaucrats who think t= hat M$ is high tech and waste money making redmond rich. > P.S. You should sleep better knowing that you're protected by the best.= = don't get me started. i have already gone way off topic for the list, an= d i apologize for the space my rant is using in your mailboxes. Semper Fi Mr. Hornback. ------------------------------------------------------- One Unix to rule them all, = One Resolver to find them, One IP to bring them all, and in the zone to bind them. FreeBSD, The power to serve: www.freebsd.org ------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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