Subject: OT: list is quiet so a little humor (MS Windows Crash Traps Thai Politician in Car)
From: Andy Firman (lug@firman.us)
Date: Tue May 13 2003 - 22:51:50 AKDT
http://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2003/n051301.shtml
Crashed Computer Traps Thai Politician
Updated 14 May 2003
Thailand's Finance Minister Suchart Jaovisidha had to be rescued today from
inside his expensive BMW limousine after the onboard computer crashed,
leaving the vehicle immobilized.
Once the computer failed, neither the door locks, power windows nor air
conditioning systems would function, leaving the Minister and his driver
trapped inside the rapidly heating vehicle.
Despite the pair's best efforts, it took a full ten minutes before they were
able to summon the attention of a nearby guard who freed the two men by
smashing one of the vehicle's windows with a sledgehammer.
A report published in the Bangkok Post indicates that the vehicle was Mr
Jaovisidha's own BMW 520 which was being used while his state-supplied
Mercedes, was being repaired.
BMW's more up-market 7-series range uses a computer system called i-drive
which has Microsoft's WindowsCE at its core.
Did Mr Jaovisidha narrowly miss being killed by the blue windscreen of death?
--Thanks,
Andy Firman CompTIA Network+, A+, & Linux+ Certified http://www.firmanconsulting.com/
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