Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:17:21 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> 
>> And I wouldn't be surprised, anyway, if some MS software had a bug that
>> caused some patient to get over-dosed with radiation during cancer
>> treatment or some such.
> 
> I would be, since the machines that control that sort of thing tend to be 
> custom-built and not PC-controlled, at least not that I've seen 
> (admittedly, I've not spent a lot of time in cancer treatment facilities).
> 
> Jim

Even the custom built control software isn't always bug free. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25

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