Why do computers stop and what can be done about it?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Gray_(computer_scientist)

http://www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/tandem/TR-85.7.pdf

https://dehora.net/journal/paper-reading

I have no formation in computer science and am still catching up on reading. Bill de hÓra posted this list xxx and I'm taking advantage of it. Why computers stop and what can be done about it? really caught my eye. What a straightforward title. It's a great paper. Amazing that in 1985 the field already had notions of