Comment Old OS/2 Bug, Not Windows 95 (Score 2, Interesting) 862
As I recall, since Windows 2000/NT was once the same product as IBM OS/2 (remember Microsoft OS/2, anybody?), this bug originated from the OS/2 side of the codebase.
IBM ran into the problem quicker, as OS/2 was adopted for various critical things like Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), while Windows NT was mostly used for simple file servers. As a result, the problem was fixed in OS/2 about 2 years before in Microsoft got around to fixing the problem in Windows.
Considering that I remember this patch existing for Windows NT and 2000 back in 1999, it is disheartening that the FAA did not feel it necessary to upgrade to something as simple and critical as Service Pack 2 or 3.
IBM ran into the problem quicker, as OS/2 was adopted for various critical things like Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), while Windows NT was mostly used for simple file servers. As a result, the problem was fixed in OS/2 about 2 years before in Microsoft got around to fixing the problem in Windows.
Considering that I remember this patch existing for Windows NT and 2000 back in 1999, it is disheartening that the FAA did not feel it necessary to upgrade to something as simple and critical as Service Pack 2 or 3.
