vegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoUS air traffic control enters the 21st century, starts to abandon floppy diskswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1311arrow-down18
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minus-squarePhoenixz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·5 days agoOther countries would be horrified to hear that critical infrastructure had been so neglected, but this is just another day in the US of fucking A
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoIt’s way more common than you think. If something works then you don’t need to fix it.
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·5 days agoThere was actually a benefit to being behind the curve on this. The scheduling is done on modern machines, the actual flight control console is a glorified comms station with a very beefy audio recorder. It’s built to last, and to be as reliable as possible, while still being repairable by a skilled technician. Any update needs to be as solid and reliable as what it replaces. That’s the key, not being advanced or some shit.
minus-square1984@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoIt really is a crazy country. I can’t imagine the stress of living there.
minus-squareTaldan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoIt’s fairly typical of aviation around the world Old is safe, and if it’s reliable, why change it? We just add new layers on top of the old system For the record, whole lot of planes using floppy disks too
Other countries would be horrified to hear that critical infrastructure had been so neglected, but this is just another day in the US of fucking A
It’s way more common than you think.
If something works then you don’t need to fix it.
There was actually a benefit to being behind the curve on this.
The scheduling is done on modern machines, the actual flight control console is a glorified comms station with a very beefy audio recorder.
It’s built to last, and to be as reliable as possible, while still being repairable by a skilled technician.
Any update needs to be as solid and reliable as what it replaces. That’s the key, not being advanced or some shit.
It really is a crazy country. I can’t imagine the stress of living there.
It’s fairly typical of aviation around the world
Old is safe, and if it’s reliable, why change it?
We just add new layers on top of the old system
For the record, whole lot of planes using floppy disks too