vegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 天前US air traffic control enters the 21st century, starts to abandon floppy diskswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1311arrow-down18
arrow-up1303arrow-down1external-linkUS air traffic control enters the 21st century, starts to abandon floppy diskswww.theregister.comvegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 天前message-square50fedilink
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·5 天前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.
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.