On Aug 27, 6:13 pm, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> > Network apparently runs on Windows. From "FAA Modernizing National
> > Airspace Data Interchange Network with Stratus ftServer systems":
> > <Quote>
> > The FAA is implementing the Stratus servers, which use Intel Xeon 2.8
> > MHz large cache MP processors and support the Microsoft Windows
> > operating system, at control centers in Atlanta and Salt Lake City.
> > </Quote>
Stratus made some amazing computers, many of which were extremely
trusted. But in those days, those computers ran UNIX, not Windows.
After (how many?) crashes since the deployment of the Windows versions
I wonder if the FAA is thinking about switching back to the UNIX
versions. We know of the ones in 2008 and June 8 2007, but how many
other Windows related delays have there been since the system was
deployed in 2005, and in both of the two public failures, the recovery
time was several hours.
> >http://www.stratustechnologies.com/news/2005/20050314a.htm
>
> > Research by PJ on groklaw.
>
> That was obvious from previous reports about last year's incidence. See reply
> to Richard.
>
> > Tuesday's failure originated in Atlanta. I wonder DFS had anything to
> > do with it. Maybe it crashed while he was busy posting Linux horror
> > stories.
>
> Or maybe he spilled mustard on his <strike>shirt</strike> boxers. He works in a
> garage.
>
> - --
> "There's a lot of Linux out there -- much more than Microsoft generally signals
> publicly -- and their customers are using it..." --Paul DeGroot, a Directions
> On Microsoft analyst.
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