Airbus A380... on Windows?

[Coheebuzz]

Here is a cockpit photo of a pre-production Airbus A380 i just found... notice the creepy part?

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0957790/M/

Lets all hope it doesn't control any critical flight systems.

Welcome to the era of CyberTerrorism!



*EDIT: Somehow directly linking the image didn't work so i've provided the link.

 

[imacintel]

It most likely isn't Windows, likely some type of linux.

 

[jknight8907]

Probably a built in EFB (electronic flight bag); charts and approach plates and whatnot.

 

[Coheebuzz]

It most likely isn't Windows, likely some type of linux.

Looks like Windows 2000 to me.

Probably a built in EFB (electronic flight bag); charts and approach plates and whatnot.

Or the occasional Solitaire.

 

[yg17]

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We will be making an emergency landing, our cockpit computer was infected with a viru....OH SH*T! A BLUE SCREEN! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!!!!!!"

 

[0007776]

It doesn't look like windows to me, but it could be running an embedded windows system, which reminds me of this summer when I was on a bus that had screens that kept on getting the BSOD, restarting and then getting it again.

 

[Felldownthewell]

I'm guessing its a custom built version of linux, but imagine what would happen if it was Windows...

All a terrorist would have to do is get the plane's computer to s sketchy porn site and poof...there goes the OS. That is if it dosen't BSOD on its own...

 

[MongoTheGeek]

It would give a whole new meaning to Blue Screen of Death.

It would also explain the slipping ship dates... They are waiting for XP to be finalized