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If only the writers [0] of Silicon Valley had experience with the software for ground support equipment on aircraft like the F/A-18. Actually, most of the F-22
by neurotech1 10y ago
If only the writers [0] of Silicon Valley had experience with the software for ground support equipment on aircraft like the F/A-18.
Actually, most of the F-22s still use i960MX [1] processors and I've heard funny stories about the techs raiding old laser printers to find spare chips for the ground diagnostic equipment.
[0] http://www.wired.com/2014/04/mike-judge-silicon-valley/ http://www.wired.com/2014/04/mike-judge-silicon-valley/
[1] http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/print/volume-12/issue-5/news/f-22-avionics-designers-rely-on-obsolescent-electronics-but-plan-for-future-upgrades.html http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/print/volume-12/is...