> I personally feel that it is absolutely inacceptable for a computer to
> crash, even for private use. I do not accept my washing machine to
> crash, I do not accept my coffee machine to crash, I do not accept my
> fridge to crash, I do not accept my TV set or stereo to crash, at least
> not before they have reached the end of their life, which I expect to be
> in the order of a few years at least.
Get ready for the future, as more and more appliances will get software
incorporated they will probably eventually crash as well.
> The Newton is quite a good example of how hardware and software can be
> properly designed to deliver a very high level of quality even though it
> is a consumer device/personal device as opposed to a corporate or
> government mainframe.
Now you probably have a point there that the whole list agrees with ;-)
> It is about time computer people stop making excuses for themselves and
> grow up.
And that goes for people in general too ;-)
Robert Benschop
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