12 Jun
2009
12 Jun
'09
8:40 a.m.
Even worse than hospital databases is the critical
monitoring
equipment running on Windows. When our first child was born the
fetal monitor crashed. It was running Windows NT, and guess who had
to get it back up and running when none of the Hospital staff could.
I was not amused. I was even less amused by how ancient of a version
of the OS they had running on a very modern Dell box.
O.o
Zane, as far as I know, there are no provisions for life support
equipment in the license of Windows NT.
If they are doing it, they are doing with no permissions, and DESERVE to
be sued.
Alexandre, PU1BZZ