1.   That date would have allowed time to test the performance of computers and to correct software errors.

2.   The apparent navigation problem, officials said, was caused by human or software error, not mechanical failure on the spacecraft.

3.   The loss of Polar Lander was blamed on a software error in the flight control system that went unchanged after ground-testing.

4.   The software error affects only taxpayers who report income from more than one business.

5.   An airport warning system that could have alerted officials of the danger was crippled by a software error.

6.   Culp said the problem is a typical software error and was discovered before any viruses could be spread.

7.   Just three months later, Polar Lander plummeted to the surface, probably because a software error cut off its engines prematurely.

8.   Moser-Metius blames a minor software error that causes the frames to appear to slip sideways and out of synch, a problem he says can be fixed.

9.   The Agriculture Department, which runs the system, blamed the mistake on a software error.

10.   The effect of the software error was that the computer picked a nonstandard white and mixed it with the other colors to come up with the turquoise.