[Gllug] Reboots of safety-critical gear. Was: Mandrakes mad penguin

[John Hearns]

On Wed, 2002-01-30 at 10:18, Jackson, Harry wrote:

> 
> The technical term is Ferranti reset when you have been fscking around with
> it although my Marconi recycles have been taking place less and less often
> of late. 
> 

Harry,
one of the recent documentaries about the Falklands dealt with the
sinking of the Sheffield.
If I remember the program, the Sheffield was accompanied by the
Broadsword (?).
The missile hit the Sheffield during a downtime, when the
Broadsword's computer was being rebooted.
They showed a shot of this computer - it looked like a real beefy
piece of kit.
Can you tell us more?

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