Stubby wrote in message ...
Luke Scharf wrote:
Le Chaud Lapin wrote:

USB. I think it would be highly appropriate for this type of
application.


It's way too easy to trip over the cord with USB -- or to have it
vibrate loose. My experience with USB indicates that it isn't reliable
enough for my servers at work, it's not good enough for any airplane I
fly.

Maybe if you replaced the connectors or soldered everything well....
But, I'm reluctant to suggest USB to my users for anything more
permenant than a mouse.

There is already an adequate standard buss for interconnecting avionics
devices. I'm sure you can purchase a PC card to interface to that.

But you're on the right track. Non-stop, fault-tolerant computing is
the issue.

The Space Station uses IBM 760xd laptops for their glass cockpit.

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/...l/sts105-304-0
25.html

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/.../iss002e5478.h
tml

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/.../iss003e5552.h
tml

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=213

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk65...study09186a008
00b53b6.shtml