On Sat, 19 May 2007 16:18:05 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
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>| Interesting how much Linux has made in roads into our lives. It
>| seems that some of the aairlines who use the Boeing 777 are using
>| Linux as their entertainment center.
>| Hawker de Havilland, the local arm of aircraft engineering giant Boeing,
>| will retire its 30-year-old VAX system in favour of its new Linux-based
>| environment in the manufacture of parts for the company's next-generation
>| 787 jets.
Just heard that Microsoft has a put in a bid to develop software for
the 777 navigation system....NOT...just kidding. Boy does that thought
send shivers down your spine.
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