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Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 04:07:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Paul W. Smith" <afn20573@fr*.uf*.ed*>
To: Richard Pyle <deepreef@bi*.bi*.Ha*.Or*>
cc: TechDiver <techdiver@terra.net>
Subject: Re: Draeger Atlantis

> Now, add two more identical computers, any one of which can fully operate
> the system.  The computer complexity has just increased by a factor of 3,
> so the probability of a component failure has tripled.  However, since 3
> simultaneous computer failures are required to bring the whole system
> down, the probability of a system failure is the cube root of the
> probability of a single computer failure (i.e., MUCH less -- assuming the
> three computers are truly independant entities).

Golly, Batman- do you suppose that could apply to SCUBA sets, too?

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