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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:07 PM Original message |
United Airlines: Computers froze, flights halted, we don't know what happened. |
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JohnyCanuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. Damn that Vista. Shoulda waited until SP2 was out before we upgraded. n/t |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Ahahahahah! yup, Vista is buggy. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. Maybe have a back up system? |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Nah, what is the worst that could happen? A few crashes... Nothing more. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Well, we all know airplanes never got off the ground before computers were invented. |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Probably under good weather conditions it is as simple |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Well, there are lots of computers involved in navigation (air traffic control) |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Maybe they weighed the cost of liability verses the cost of an upgrade |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I'm sure they always do that... |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. Are our airlines coming under computer attacks? Just askin'... |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Good question... |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 03:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Was it a test run? That's what I wondered when I heard the news... |
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