Re: [MV] worst MV of all time

From: Bill (bill@welovenh.com)
Date: Mon Apr 11 2005 - 11:19:12 PDT

Amen to the scary thought.

Two things...

Doesn't Microsoft only support there OS's for only 7 years from initial
release....(The windows version is 2000 (released in 2000...the carrier
is due to be completed in 2008)...

and CVN 77 is the George HW Bush....it must be a Gates/Democratic party
conspiracy.....

LOL

Bill

Jim Stead wrote:
> Here's a scary thought....
>
> The U.S. Navy's new CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier is being built using
> Windows for its command, control, aircraft and weapon launch systems.
>
> http://www.gcn.com/vol19_no27/dod/2868-1.html
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Nichols" sean.nichols@xilinx.com
>
>> I can see it now... As seen on the primary display screen of your
>> Microsoft MBT in the middle of an engagement:
>>
>> "We're sorry, Microsoft Windows for Warfare has encountered a problem
>> and must shut down. Please reboot your control computer to continue."
>>
>> "Gunner, REBOOT!"
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Behalf Of Nigel Hay -MILWEB
>>
>> We can of course be greatful that Microsoft never built military
>> vehicles - imnagine how reliable they would be?
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-- 
..."A good plan executed violently today is better than a perfect plan 
executed at some indefinite time in the future.  General George S. 
Patton, Jr."

Any ship can be a minesweeper . . . . once.

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