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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Not intended for use in medical,
Date: 1997/04/30
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In article <5k2rlk$hic@acmey.gatech.edu>, jm59@prism.gatech.edu (John M. Mills) writes:

> However, I can make a pretty good guess what an attorney would advise such
> a client while they were making their processor selection: avoid like the
> plague any components for which the manufacturer has issued a disclaimer of
> suitability for your product's intended use!

DEC machines for a long time had documentation saying they were not
for use in controlling nuclear reactors.  I tend to believe such a
statement reflects not special constraints of the problem domain
but rather the size of potential damage awards.

Larry Kilgallen