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Formula 1 racing will become really dangerous...
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:22 pm
by ricardo
...if what I heard about Microsoft providing standard onboard software to all cars next year.
Imagine this:
While you are driving at 300Km/h...

Where is the rest button??????
Ricardo
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:48 pm
by jdp
*lol*

... but it would be safe! the car won't ever boot...

Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:03 pm
by aitraaz
OMG, blue screen of death, Montecarlo, Place d’Armes curve, perish the thought!!

Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:08 pm
by deadalvs
well, FA/18 hornets run with 386 processors......... !
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deadalvs
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:12 pm
by ricardo
but no microsoft software, I guess....

Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:14 pm
by ricardo
and in pit stops, something like: It was not possible to locate drivers for your new tyres, please contact the manufacturer....

Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:27 pm
by iandavis
I don't know if it's true or an urban myth, but I remember hearing that the US military experimented with a windows-run Submarine. Apparently they eventually needed a couple tugboats to get home after the entire ship 'crashed'
I laughed... and laughed... then my machine crashed...
then I cursed, and cursed...
mmmm... windows...

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:30 am
by michaelplogue
I remember hearing a while back that the space shuttles were still using 8088's running Windows 3.11.........
Could just be one of those urban legends though......

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:46 am
by b-kandor
Here's a bit about the apollo computer - 74 kb hardwired ROM and 4kb or RAM. Fully multi-tasking. An amazing feat.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/moon/computer.htm
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:18 am
by Tim Ellis
It was always going to get dangerous when I designed this for the Blender F1 comp last year:-
Thank god they don't have to give turn signals too, although this would help most of the drivers to stop crashing into each other.
Tim.
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:46 pm
by ricardo
God, a F1 pod racer, great! Where is skywalker?
Ricardo