Well, I'll be danged! There WAS some validity to it. However, I don't think it was a human that entered a zero as a divisor, that caused the software problem. Warnings that a 'fatal error" was caused by an improper mathematical operation (division by zero)" are usually referring to something buggy software does, not necessarily a human.
Juey Chong Ong wrote: > > There was extensive discussion on comp.risks. See some: > > http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/19.91.html#subj7 > http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/19.86.html#subj1 > > > T Rittenhouse wrote: > > > >> Your post reminds me of that ship that went amuck when MS Windows > >> crashed in the auto pilot computer. > >> Why the Navy would use Windows in a crucial > >> navigation system is beyond comprehension. Right! You'd be better off using DOS and a LOT of RAM and disk space! <bg> keith whaley
