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1. John23+(OP)
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2022-10-03 05:29:45
Right. It's clear that many people have not heard of, or considered, Therac-25[1].
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25
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2. eesmit+rc
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2022-10-03 07:36:29
>>John23+(OP)
Therac-25 removed redundancy. Quoting the Wikipedia article: "Previous models had hardware interlocks to prevent such faults, but the Therac-25 had removed them, depending instead on software checks for safety."
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3. John23+Mga
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2022-10-06 01:25:07
>>eesmit+rc
Right, that is the point I was making.
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