Swedish Carbon-Fiber Stealth Ship Runs NT

Posted by michael on Thursday May 13, 2004 @02:29AM from the ctrl-alt-del-to-log-in dept.

tiled_rainbows writes "The Guardian has an article today about the Swedish navy's new stealth warship, which they claim is the largest carbon-fiber vessel ever built. Slashdotters will be interested to learn that the ship runs Windows NT. The article says 'While the point-and-click system is popular with conscripts, the ship was fitted with a wooden ship's wheel at the insistence of senior officers. If Windows goes down, they will still be able to steer.' Which raises the question: where can I get a USB-compatible wooden ship's wheel for my computer?"

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stealth on NT... by bingbong · 2004-05-13 02:40 · Score: 0, Redundant

better watch out for those NBT broadcasts....

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USB Wooden Ship Wheel by suckass · 2004-05-13 02:42 · Score: 0, Redundant

Last I knew, Windows NT didn't support USB devices.

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Prior Example USS Yorktown by Analogy+Man · 2004-05-13 02:55 · Score: 1, Redundant

Navy's pilot of a MS based smart ship ended up dead in the water!
USS Yorktown dead in water

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