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From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 14:43:44 -0500
From: Andrew_Brandt () pcworld com I first read about this on Thursday, 29 January. The next day, I contacted Johnson Space Center's chief, Dr. John Lawrence, regarding this alleged 'computer problem.' His quote says it all: "This was a marvelous piece of fiction." Apparently, even NASA knows better than to depend on a Microsoft operating system for a mission-critical application such as an onboard experiment. - --A
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