John Steck wrote:
Look no further to corporate-land for as many examples you want; enterprise software, standards and procedures, plant operations, etc. Hell, it's the reason the space shuttle computers are still 286's...
They are not 286's. The Shuttle originally used an IBM computer modeled on the PL/1, with 424 kB magnetic core. In 1990 they were upgraded to model AP-101S with 1 MB of ram.
When these computers were designed they were the most advanced flight control system on earth.
Hybrid engines and E85 initiatives bow to the system in that they do not completely eliminate the key ingredient that would guarantee they would get on the hit list. How about a mainstream hybrid that runs off wood pellets and a stirling? Never happen, no oil needed.
It would never happen because in North America such cars would burn more wood than we grow on the entire continent per year.
- Jed
