Star History's Worst Software Bugs
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 10th Nov 2005 18:44 UTC, submitted by jayson.knight
Bugs & Viruses This article lists the 10 worst software bugs in computing history. "In 1945, engineers found a moth in Panel F, Relay #70 of the Harvard Mark II system. The computer was running a test of its multiplier and adder when the engineers noticed something was wrong. The moth was trapped, removed and taped into the computer's logbook with the words: "first actual case of a bug being found."
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RE: then vs now...
by joelito_pr on Thu 10th Nov 2005 23:35 UTC in reply to "then vs now..."
joelito_pr
Member since:
2005-07-07

A bit off topic but

can we realy trust our new electronic overlords?

I think you've been too long on /.

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RE[2]: then vs now...
by hobgoblin on Thu 10th Nov 2005 23:44 in reply to "RE: then vs now..."
hobgoblin Member since:
2005-07-06

maybe so...

still, can you think of something better to call them?

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