To: Incorrigible
Although it doesn't say, I presume the FAA's previous systems were of a commercial UNIX variety.From what I understand of the FAA infrastructure, chances are whatever was being replaced predates unix, probably by decades :-)
18 posted on
04/27/2006 12:07:59 PM PDT by
zeugma
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To: zeugma
Continental 183; This is Newark Tower; You're clear to land on runway 22R...
19 posted on
04/27/2006 12:12:22 PM PDT by
Incorrigible
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To: zeugma
I don't know what those central systems were but FAA uses a lot of Solaris at individual airports/strips. I know somebody that works at one and I'm SURE he would have told me if it had been changed to something else.
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