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Meh, most combat ships in the navy are gas turbine powered. Linux is used in plenty of places. That whole project is overblown. If the bow went the other way, i

Meh, most combat ships in the navy are gas turbine powered. Linux is used in plenty of places. That whole project is overblown. If the bow went the other way, it wouldn't be thought of as"futuristic"

philwelch 12y ago
The Navy tried Windows NT once, but it crashed and the ship had to be towed to harbor: http://gcn.com/Articles/1998/07/13/Software-glitches-leave-Navy-Smart-Ship-dead-in-the-water.aspx?m=1 http://gcn.com/Articles/1998/07/13/Software-glitches-leave-N...
- Amezarak 12y ago
  That's misleading. The failure had nothing to do with Windows NT, which is still used in the Navy.
  - philwelch 12y ago
    Yes, but that ruins what in 1998 was a highly amusing story.
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