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- jloughry 12y agoYou have an interesting approach: more or less a wrapper function around the original API^h^h^hUI. It has the advantage of preserving the—presumably verified, and maybe even certified—safety protocols. This technique might have application in the healthcare field. We have already seen evidence [1] of diagnostic or therapeutic equipment going unpatched for years because the manufacturer disallows configuration changes after FDA certification for fear of triggering a recertification event. Besides adding convenience features, it might also be suitable for retrofitting safety features to existing, irreplaceable, but hazardous equipment [2]. A similar approach was used to control a toy Big Trak in BYTE years ago [3]. ——— [1] David Talbot. 'Computer Viruses are "Rampant" on medical Devices in Hospitals'. Technology Review, 17th October 2012. URL: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/429616/computer-viruses-are-rampant-on-medical-devices-in-hospitals/ http://www.technologyreview.com/news/429616/computer-viruses... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 [3] http://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1981-02/1981_02_BYTE_06-02_The_Computer_and_Voice_Synthesis#page/n45/mode/2up http://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1981-02/1981_02_BYTE...
- skeoh 12y agoPrevious discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6025221 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6025221