US warship runs Windows

Kaed · 10 Apr 2007 at 18:59

Link

I'm unsure if this really is true... but I bet they have fun installing the drivers for things... wonder if Windows comes with them already?

In 1998, however, a United States Navy destroyer, the USS Yorktown, was left stranded and vulnerable when its Windows NT-based control system failed.

Will_3rd · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:03

The British Ships have Windows as well now

NathanE · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:06

Probably wasn't running SP6. NT4 was always a bit temperamental without that.

Eriedor · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:09

Lol can just imagine:

"New Hardware Detected"

"50 Calibre Turret Detected"

"Installing Hardware"

"Your new hardware failed to install correctly and may not work properly"

Duke · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:11

eriedor said:
Lol can just imagine:

"New Hardware Detected"

"50 Calibre Turret Detected"

"Installing Hardware"

"Your new hardware failed to install correctly and may not work properly"

"Should Windows search online for a driver?"

haha

Biohazard · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:12

Duke said:
"Should Windows search online for a driver?"

haha

loool

Biohazard · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:14

Having said that, I remember reading the T&C/EULA with my NT4 and it stipulated that it should not be used for military systems, or at least they admitted it was not stable enough to do so.

NathanE · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:19

Biohazard said:
Having said that, I remember reading the T&C/EULA with my NT4 and it stipulated that it should not be used for military systems, or at least they admitted it was not stable enough to do so.

I believe that is right however nowadays Windows is certified for use in military applications and does actually have the highest certification available. There's only a handful of other OSes with that and it's none of the obvious ones that come to mind

Glaucus · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:22

They have there own version of windows, including all land based mod stuff. Its cut down to bare essentials with no rubbish in it.

Fraggr · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:24

Minesweeper with real mines.

Dogoid · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:24

AcidHell2 said:
They have there own version of windows, including all land based mod stuff. Its cut down to bare essentials with no rubbish in it.

surely they left in minesweeper?

V4NT0M · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:28

I guess it brings new meaning to the error 'a fatal exception has occured'

Digital Punk · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:34

Will_3rd said:
The British Ships have Windows as well now

Are you sure its not Microsoft Port Holes?

Fraggr · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:37

Skyfall said:
I guess it brings new meaning to the error 'a fatal exception has occured'

"It looks like you're writing a letter..."

NathanE · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:39

Fraggr said:
"It looks like you're writing a letter..."

More like: "It looks like you're going to war..."

milkinc13 · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:40

what happens WHEN windows crashes. Doesn't bear thinking about, and it always hapens at the worse time :rolleyes:

Digital Punk · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:41

Fraggr said:
"It looks like you're writing a letter..."

*Cough* Faye Turney *Cough*

SideWinder · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:44

Yay for geek humour.

Paulj · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:48

Seems windows will crash no matter what environment its in, my gps crashed onces with a fatal error to a windows desktop with "my computer" and "my documents" showing

Lunatic Dreyfus · 10 Apr 2007 at 20:09

Fraggr said:
"It looks like you're writing a letter..."

Post of the day I think. Very good.