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Julian Hall wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: >> LOL. >> >> Well they've already got Windows for War Ships. God knows how we all >> haven't been blown to kingdom come by a rogue IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL I >> don't know. >> >> Rob > MS: Hello Microsoft Technical Support > Admiral: Yes, hello.. my flagship sank when I engaged the CIWS[1] > MS: What were you doing at the time? > Admiral: Trying to shoot down an Exocet > MS: Did you reboot and try again? > Admiral: Erm. The ship is in 600 feet of water. > MS: So...Did you reboot and try again? > Admiral: Uhh.. NO. > MS: Is this the first time this has happened? > Admiral: No the ship sinks quite often.. what do YOU think? > MS: I must remind you sir this call is being recorded. > Admiral: *expletives* > MS: What exactly happened sir? > Admiral: Several incoming missiles appeared on radar and approached to > close range. I ordered the CIWS energis... > MS: Why did you do that? > Admiral: Erm. To shoot the missiles down? > MS: What order did you turn the systems on? > Admiral: Huh? > MS: If you turn the targetting system on after powering the turret > servos the unit will not operate.. it's on page 79 of your user manual... > Admiral: *expletive!!* > MS: Sir I must advise you if you swear again I will terminate this call > Admiral: *grumble* > MS: Now then sir, did you turn to port prior to executing the > energising of CIWS? > Admiral: !?!?!? No.. why should I? > MS: I'm sorry sir that's not on my list.. I'll have to arrange a > callback for you..... > Admiral: *%^$£&@#'~ your callback > MS: I have warned you sir I am now terminating this call. > > heh... > > Julian > > [1] Close In Weapons Systems - last I read they were controlled by a > customised Win2K.. aka Windows for Warships > > LOL, see I thought that they would run on something like BSD or VAX or something. Saying that, when I worked at the Royal Naval College they ran just Windows, even for the clustered terminal servers. If one server crashed it would sink the lot of em. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html