So wheres the Start button?

[scotty]

and is there a mute fitted?
http://360vr.com/2011/06/22-discovery-f ... index.html

[scotty]

you think they might have had some leather seats!

[cjj]

But hey, they've got a Dell laptop in there, what more could you want???

[winston]

Instrument overload. It's pretty sparse from a comfort viewpoint.

[electrofaro]

But hey, they've got a Dell laptop in there, what more could you want???

The laptop's got more processing power than the shuttle itself

Just imagine the Shuttle being build by Dell, running XP Professional...
Atronaut: "Houston, we got a BSoD situation due to a bad Dell hardware driver here."
Houston: "please submit a ticket to IT"

[scotty]

The following shuttle has become unresponsive would you like to continue Erm yeah!

[Tarrbot]

But hey, they've got a Dell laptop in there, what more could you want???

The laptop's got more processing power than the shuttle itself

There is a reason for using older hardware and that's because the processors are hardened to withstand the rigors of space travel.

Additionally, older hardware is more documented on errata (bugs) and you know what you're getting in almost every conceivable situation.

Besides, you don't need the processing power of a new laptop. You're not running Windows or OSX.

[electrofaro]

You're not running Windows or OSX.

If only NASA were Open Source, though

[rickenbrother]

So wheres the Start button?l

It's at Mission Control, but soon to be relocated to Russia.

[electrofaro]

It's at Mission Control, but soon to be relocated to Russia.

[Ivan3000]

Looks like one heck of a studio mixing room!