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![]() Le Chaud Lapin wrote in message... -Chaud Lapin- Is that French for "hot rabbit"? |
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![]() Ted wrote: Le Chaud Lapin wrote in message... -Chaud Lapin- Is that French for "hot rabbit"? Yes. Long story short, I visit France each year, and the first time I was there, I found an advertisement for a French movie - "Le Chaud Lapin". See: http://www.moviecovers.com/film/titr...D%20LAPIN.html When I murmured it out loud, there happened to be young French women at the party who overheard, and so that became my name thenceforth, even though I am neither hot nor do I bear any resemblance to a rabbit. -Chaud Lapin- |
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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. -Luke |
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Luke Scharf wrote:
Maybe if you replaced the connectors or soldered everything well.... Er, I meant to say that it might work if you soldered everything or replaced the connectors. My post-writing editing made what I was trying to say unclear (though better organized!) -Luke |
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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. |
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![]() 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 |
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Well Ted, that's hardly a cockpit and I doubt the space station is going to
have to navigate in the clouds anytime soon or with anybody on board. 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 |
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