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belchingmatt
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 No. Where did you find that list?
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If one is diving so close to the limits that +/- 1% will make a difference then the error has already been made.
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leeds_manc
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It was in the 1990s cheesy military film section of my brain 
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ProfessorF
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leeds_manc
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Ok, this is a film from 80s/90s involving missiles, probably nuclear and inter-continental. A black guy presses the button, we know it's an "abort" button. Hmmmm. That narrows it down to millions of films
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l3v1ck
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Under Siege?
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Linux_User
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Who's Seage, and why are you under him?
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l3v1ck
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corrected.
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JohnSheridan
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Die another Day
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Paul1965
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Crimson Tide?
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jonbwfc
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I don't care which film it is, that button isn't going to work. They've got it plugged in with a printer cable.
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leeds_manc
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There's a scanner in between the button and the PC So they can do their missile self-destruct and B&W photocopying in the same place
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Fogmeister
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LOL! That's the first thing I thought when I saw it!
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JJW009
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Looks like an RS232 cable to me - or more specifically a 9 way D type, which is actually quite extensively used for industrial controllers. What's unusual is that an abort button (it does say abort on it, although not that easy to read) would have a plug on at all. You'd expect any safety essential controls to be hard-wired. This suggests it's a less serious film, or one in which the industrial aspect is of a secondary nature. My best guess would be something like "Barb wire" or "Street Fighter". _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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JJW009
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Actually, is that from V for Vendetta ? That would be topical. How many guesses am I allowed _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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belchingmatt
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Exactly, a plug n play abort button just wouldn't fit with the military.
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