Computers and the War
Rodger has a link to a list of somebody’s 10 Worst Computer Company Mistakes.
If you’re a geek, it might be interesting to think about these computers and how bad those decisions are, and how smart the people making those decisions were.
Why? Because similar things happen when people make decisions with bigger consequences, like foreign policy, or warfighting. Often when complaining about a decision we forget the clarity of hindsight and the need to make decisions without perfect information.
I can still complain about Microsoft Bob, but in the long run that company’s not done too badly, eh?
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October 28th, 2006 at 9:59 am
They forgot tot list the Microsoft NT system aboard USS YORKTOWN (CG-48) for the Smart Ship Program…..it ran the engineering plant and when it crashed, they were towed back to Norfolk (thankfully from the VACAPES OA)
Speaking of computers at war, I’m up to Part XIII of my 25 years of PC experience, with it’s roots attached to my first computer, an Apple ][+.