It's an equation I don't want to think about, one that neither the Norden bombsight or today's most powerful supercomputer can calculate.

FORBES: Malone's Musings: Memorial Day 1999

That computer, arguably the first mass produced PC, was the Norden bombsight.

FORBES: Malone's Musings: Memorial Day 1999

So critical was the Norden bombsight that its operators had to swear to protect it at all costs from falling into the hands of the enemy.

FORBES: Malone's Musings: Memorial Day 1999