10 Oct
2003
10 Oct
'03
11:48
The 03.10.10 at 11:29, praisetazio wrote:
Poor Russian government. I imagine what kind of hardware they use in the satellite control systems if it still runs on DOS...
Some months ago, I read on Slashdot that NASA was buying old 8086 processor to use them on the Shuttle. Why update to modern systems if the old ones are good enough? :)
That's a common decission in certain environments, like industrial control. Why use a full PC, industry grade (ie, harsh environment), when a simple, small, CPU will do the task more than nicely? It is far easier and cheaper. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson