28 Dec
2004
28 Dec
'04
8 a.m.
On Sat, 2004-12-25 at 01:52 -0800, Computer Collector Newsletter wrote:
Ummm, I started the off-topicness here, so I'll
try to end it by putting
forward these questions:
- What is the most odd computer you've encountered in a car's drivetrain?
Well, this isn't a car - but a good friend of mine had to sit on a
heavily marketed new express train, "signatur", for hours because of
"computer issues". Being the computer enthusiast he is, he went to
look... What he saw was ...a Windows 95 "Illegal Instruction" dialog
box....
The trains later needed repairs because the (what is the word...
"aksel" .. cam shaft? The thing between the wheels :P) broke in two... I
was not surprised...
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Tore S Bekkedal <toresbe(a)ifi.uio.no>