In the course of his review, Eden found that Abrams's design of the operating system differed from the approved government specifications. When asked about it, Abrams replied that he was aware of the discrepancy but that it would make no difference in the end result. Eden discussed the matter with Charlie Small, another computer engineer for sturdivant, and they agreed that the program was not acceptable as presented. When Abrams met with Eden and Small, Eden told him to correct the discrepancy. Abrams became enraged and made some caustic comments about their ability to pass judgments on his work. His closing comments were: