Tim Churches wrote:

> > Obviously that wasn't going to run on anything below 300 MHz 64 MB :-)  The
> > outpatient department dealt with MS-Windows client downtime by having about
> > 20 machines for 10-12 doctors...  While I was there (not "because" ;-) two
> > people died because the system was unable to deal with FFP requests at the
> > time they were needed. (Of course, the more important reason was that there
> > was no plan B, no backup scheme for this. Apparently no one thought of
> > just walking over to the blood bank to pick up the bags :-o    )
> 
> Oh dear!  That is a sobering story which shows how good intentions can
> have unexpected consequences...
> 

That's very sad. I suppose I need to add a warning about the
frailty of computers and the need for Plan B and good back-ups to
the FreePM disclaimer. :-(  You'd think educated people wouldn't
fall into that trap.

-- 
Tim Cook, President - FreePM,Inc. 
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