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From: cwpjr@cbnewse.att.com (clyde.w.jr.phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: Forth and Astronomy
Summary: Software Burn
Message-ID: <1990Dec13.174713.4853@cbnewse.att.com>
Date: 13 Dec 90 17:47:13 GMT
References: <2109.UUL1.3#5129@willett.pgh.pa.us>
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In article <2109.UUL1.3#5129@willett.pgh.pa.us>, ForthNet@willett.pgh.pa.us (ForthNet articles from GEnie) writes:
> Category 6,  Topic 2
> Message 13        Wed Dec 12, 1990
> GARY-S                       at 06:25 EST
>  
>        
>    To: STEVE PALINCSAR   
>  Subj: FORTH AND ASTRONOMY     
> 
>  >Didn't I hear news reports that all the trouble this Space Shuttle
>  >flight has been having have been due to "problems" and "fragility" with
>  >the software?  If so, that's *HARDLY* good publicity for forth...
>  ---
>    That would indeed be extremely _BAD_ publicity. Forth was invloved in
>    this mission. I refer you to John Hayes rather detailed report of two

My peripheral hearing was that both the main and backup computers
SMOKED, ie had hardware/electrical problems.

I know FORTH let's you get close to the iron but burn it????!!!!???

I may be mistaken, but I hope not!
--Clyde