[rescue] Getting steadily further from [intended epithet] rescue

[Phil Stracchino]

On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 03:32:35PM -0500, Paul wrote:
> Ok, I gotta ask....was the proving FOR the viper done ON the viper? :)

I don't recall what they used for the proof of correctness; I just know
they did not use anything for the proof that they could not guarantee to
have no flaws.  There was a LOT of handwork involved, and checking and
re-checking and re-checking again.  I think it took them several years
just to prove the correctness of the design.


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