NASA ISS control room is full of XP operating computers. ISS is full of XP operating computers.

What a sad state of affairs if these two agencies are actually still using XP, It's almost embarrassing... I'm sure they'll be on 7 before they would even think about anything new especially 8.

 

With the reputation MS built up from day one no one in their right mind would have asked them to write software for real aviation.

 

Never say never. Avidyne used Windows NT to run some of their FlightMax systems.

 

http://www.flyingmag.com/gear/avionics/avidyne-pulls-it-all-together?page=0,2

 

The developers at Microsoft are more than capable enough.

Developers are human after all

 

For large projects, the quantity of bugs in a release is usually a result of the decision by PM's who might be under pressure to release from executive types who need to see $$$ coming in so they meet their goals ... which in turn releases funds to them "personally" (and some might be tossed a PM's way) ... rinse and repeat.  It's a common cycle, not really good for consumers but so long as consumers continue to accept the good and bad (bugs) with product releases, the cycle is unlikely to change.  I think why Microsoft got away with such high number of bugs over the years is because it worked "enough" for most people and they were willing to deal with the issues and correct as fixes came along.

 

Nothing is ever bug free, it just a matter of aiming at a level of acceptable bugs.  Microsoft are known to aim low - meaning they are ok with releasing more known bugs.

 

Apple on the other hand don't retain generations of backward compatibility which results in a lower bug count.  Apple certainly aren't "bug free" either, but when you force people to dump hardware every few years it's a lot easier to keep the bug count lower.

 

And keep in mind that many of Today's Apple developers were Microsoft developers ... developers move around a lot or start their own companies.

 

33,000 known bugs were reported at the time XP first came out. Though the sources are now forgotten in the mists of time

 

So it's just unsubstantiated hearsay?

Isn't that the best kind? ^_^

Isn't that the best kind? ^_^

 

LOL - but  not in a rational discussion

LOL - but  not in a rational discussion

Flightsimmers - rational discussion is the very definition of an oxymoron... :LMAO:

I suppose it's a triumph of hope over experience!

What a sad state of affairs if these two agencies are actually still using XP, It's almost embarrassing... I'm sure they'll be on 7 before they would even think about anything new especially 8.

 

I disagree. The latest computers are resource wasteful as a lot of the computing power is going into the graphic interfaces. For just running systems what they have right now would be more stable

 

To be honest, The most stable computer would be a 80486DX2. That is still used by many professional musicians today as they can get a more stable clock out of that chip when recording music then they can with the latest computers on the market. There has been a few advanced films recently that the music is still composed on an 80486DX2, Old Macintosh computers are popular as well as they are stable too.

 

What a sad state of affairs if these two agencies are actually still using XP,

 

Why? If theeir applications still meet the agencies' needs why should they change?

 

The only time I change operating system is when I buy a new PC. I still use Office 2000 because it continues to meet my needs as an individual even on Win7.

I was speaking to a nephew today whose old(ish) computer seems to be dying. He no longer has his windows disk, so we were discussing him switching to Windows 8 on the new machine he's thinking of building. His response was that he had Windows 8 on a laptop and hated it. His wife hated it. The kid hated it.......

 

None of them found it friendly to use or worth learning.

 

He commented that it was a "phone thing" on his laptop, and it simply didn't belong there. This is a pretty common reaction, and in the last few months I've heard it again and again from all sorts of people.

 

Unfortunately for Microsoft, there really doesn't appear to be any great demand for this product.

Running W8 on my XPS and I gotta say that I sure do miss W7. I'd go backwards if I just had the time to sit down and reload it. 

I do not have win8 yet but some things I hear about it are scary. If there is no longer a F8 press for a boot menu, then how can you configure a dual boot system? Seems to me it was designed for laptops.

 

Jon

I have read a few reviews of Windows 8, and the general opinion is that it isn't as much of a "disaster" as some people would like you to believe. However, I still can't understand why anyone would want to "upgrade" from Windows 7 to Windows 8 unless they are purchasing a completely new PC. I mean, what would be the point??

 

I have read a few reviews of Windows 8, and the general opinion is that it isn't as much of a "disaster" as some people would like you to believe. However, I still can't understand why anyone would want to "upgrade" from Windows 7 to Windows 8 unless they are purchasing a completely new PC. I mean, what would be the point??

 

Corsair Obsidian 650D Case $195.00

Corsair Hydro Series H110 280mm CPU Cooler$149.00

Intel Core i7 3930K Processor6 Cores$595.00 

Corsair AX860i Platinum Power Supply$279.00

Asus P9X79-DELUXE$389.00 

Corsair 16GB (4x4GB) CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 2133MHz DDR3 $289.00

Samsung 512GB SSD 830 Series$399.00

 

Asus GTX 680 Titan     $1200

 

I'm building the system within a month. I want a dual boot system so I can ease into win8 but still sim on win7 64 bit. I've just purchased XPlane Global and I want it on its own drive so there will be multiple drives. 4 at least. When I get over the deep financial wound I am about to inflict upon myself, I intend dual Veloceraptors. My point is "how restrictive is it for a guy who wants to tinker under the hood? ie: should I buy 2 x OEM's of Win7 Pro 64 bit or 1x7 and 1x8.

 

Jon