Hardware/doc preservatoion, was Re: rarest computers.

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "Steven" == Steven N Hirsch <shirsch at adelphia.net> writes:

 Steven> On Wed, 4 Aug 2004, ben franchuk wrote:
 >> PS. Years ago in BYTE ( early 1990's? ) they had spoke up of a CPU
 >> designed for reliable operation for real time control of things
 >> like power plants or subways or aircraft. They claimed it was so
 >> simple that programs could be proven to be bug free. I was
 >> wondering if they manufactured or sold any the devices.

 Steven> That would be the British "Viper" CPU.  Computational theory
 Steven> suggests (proves, perhaps? - it's been a few years) that use
 Steven> of hardware or software stacks renders behavior
 Steven> indeterminate.  

Baloney.  Anyone who has paid any attention to Dijkstra knows that
such a statement would have to be complete and utter nonsense.

	paul