Subject: FW: Aircraft Operating Systems
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 13:24:25 -0800
From: "Lombardi, Michael J"
To: Ritten

Ritten,
Our airplane computers are specially designed operating systems, avionics, systems, etc. However, inflight entertainment systems use Windows.

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> From: Ritten
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 10:09 PM
> To: michael j lombardi
> Subject: Aircraft Operating Systems
>
> Mr. Lombardi,
> I was curious as to what types of operating systems have been used on commercial aircraft
> computers, and whether today's systems were based on a Unix or Windows type of system.
> Thank You
>Ritten

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I once lost my MCDonalds order to a Windows OS. Apparently the local MD's uses a Win OS and it crashed, wiping all of the orders that were recently made. I complained, but the manager was a soupnazi or somehting, and told me they had no computer record of my order (well no shit!) and I had no receipt (they NEVER give you one!).

Of course what could I expect from a place with a small sign near the sanitization sink that says "Employees: Washing hands is optional but suggested by the Department of Health."