On Mar 21, 7:29 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> __/ [ BearItAll ] on Wednesday 21 March 2007 11:33 \__
>
> > Ramon F Herrera wrote:
>
> >> I just read in the CNN scrolling text that a computer at Alaska's
> >> Department of Revenue wiped out a $38 billion account.
>
> >> -Ramon F Herrera
>
> > I just emailed them and said I would like to withdraw my $38 billion and
> > they wrote back saying 'The computer says no'.
>
> They called Microsoft in. Why no backups? And why a single click away from
> formatting the drive?
>
> --
> ~~ Best wishes
>
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They had tape backups, but they were unreadable. I am convinced that
this wouldn't have happened to IT managers who select U*ix (who by
definition are more responsible than their Windows-oriented
counterparts) or to a U*ix sysadmin (who by definition are more
knowledgeable than their Windows counterparts).
I am talking about servers, which are what I work with. I am willing
to accept WinXP (not Vista) in the desktops, since those are less
likely to cause damage to the systems. I draw the line in the server
room.
-Ramon
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