History's 10 worst computer bugs.

[lammer.pt]

History's 10 worst computer bugs.

Apareceu no slashdot, li, e achei muito interessante ^^

 

[HecKel]

July 28, 1962 -- Mariner I space probe. A bug in the flight software for the Mariner 1 causes the rocket to divert from its intended path on launch. Mission control destroys the rocket over the Atlantic Ocean. The investigation into the accident discovers that a formula written on paper in pencil was improperly transcribed into computer code, causing the computer to miscalculate the rocket's trajectory.

Curti do artigo! mt bacano, mas..., principalmente esta quote mostra que o problema não foi própriamente um Bug..., mas sim uma "pequena" distracção (enfim..., bugs são distracções ) porque a fórmula foi bem calculada..., o problema foi mesmo do cromo que a transcreveu

abraços, HecKel

 

[JPgod]

1982 -- Soviet gas pipeline. Operatives working for the Central Intelligence Agency allegedly (.pdf) plant a bug in a Canadian computer system purchased to control the trans-Siberian gas pipeline. The Soviets had obtained the system as part of a wide-ranging effort to covertly purchase or steal sensitive U.S. technology. The CIA reportedly found out about the program and decided to make it backfire with equipment that would pass Soviet inspection and then fail once in operation. The resulting event is reportedly the largest non-nuclear explosion in the planet's history.

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