ARTS computer problem.

Attributes
ACN	154220
Time
Date	199008
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	154220
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The data system specialist advised us of a software problem. If you type on the keyboard until capacity appears in the preview area and push the sbw bad enter twice, we lose the ARTS table. He said this was a national software problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTS COMPUTER PROBLEM.

Narrative: THE DATA SYS SPECIALIST ADVISED US OF A SOFTWARE PROB. IF YOU TYPE ON THE KEYBOARD UNTIL CAPACITY APPEARS IN THE PREVIEW AREA AND PUSH THE SBW BAD ENTER TWICE, WE LOSE THE ARTS TABLE. HE SAID THIS WAS A NATL SOFTWARE PROB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.