> Not unless they are firing tactical nuclear weapons. The M1 has a
> ~120mm pop
> gun - you really need a _long_ range 155mm to fire nukes without getting
> toasted (your db crashing is then not a problem then I guess).
> The M1 supposed to be NBC proof (Nuke/Bio/Chem), thus it is supposed to
> survive driving about ground that is still glowing - you would
> then need the
> computers to survive a decent EMP. Pity about the crew of course...
>
> I think its probably just a load of bollocks though - why would a tank
> require a commercial database? - it would also imply the thing was running
> _Windows_. That would _not_ be a good thing in a 50 tonne monster.
>
> This is getting just a little off-topic.
Interbase runs on a lot of platforms other than windows. Solaris, AIX, and
SCO came to mind. As for commercial DB, it was for data logging, I think.
Its all on the web site - or it used to be,until they put that ultra-ugly
opensource site up (come on people - I dont think I could make it that bad
if I _tried_, and I'm no artist!)
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