When air traffic control in LA bogged down, it was due to "computer glitch" which not only disrupted operation but placed public safety at risk. Similar problems happen in banking, and commerce, and even government. The vulnerability of computers is such that when they malfunction, everything else go haywire. When I was in the Navy, we had fifteen different ways that we could stir the ship just in case we lose primary steering. Can't the industry install "standby" systems so that disruptions can be minimized during a main computer malfunction?
2007-09-03 10:02:31 · 5 answers · asked by Don S 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Re: the computer and technology industry....
.....Because it's all about the money...
If you had A B C D E F
and you want to make the most money out of it...
you'd sell A, then sell B as a better version, and then sell C as an improvement on B etc...
You may have developed F already while you're still selling B, but are you going to forego the revenues from C D E?
...Probably not...the technology we're being sold today, was developed years ago.
But to be fair to the technology companies (if I must), it's too risky to move from selling A and make a giant leap to F, because consumers may not be ready for that, hence the 'progressive' movement.
2007-09-03 11:00:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are speaking of 'programs' not computers. Computers run fine, in fact if you turn on a pc and never put an Operating System on it, it will run FOREVER without any problems what so ever! It is the 'programs' that cause the problems. The Ait Traffic Controlelrs pc's crashed because they have many, many different mo0dels of pc's all trying to talk thru a VERY old program not designed for that many pc's all trying to update the program at once. Simple programming issues, not pc issues at all.
2007-09-03 17:09:25 · answer #2 · answered by spacedude4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steering a ship isn't quite as complicated as running Air traffic control at one of the world's busiest airports! You can build backup systems for anything but it costs Money and who pays for the added cost? We do with higher ticket prices! I'd rather chance a delay in my flight than pay $100 more for my tickets!
2007-09-03 17:16:26 · answer #3 · answered by s j 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all a matter of money and finances, not whether they can build better computers. You get what you pay for. You have to look at what agency of the government you are looking at.
You don't automatically get a standby system unless you pay for one, that is optional and extra.
2007-09-03 18:07:43 · answer #4 · answered by PCSTech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the modern day "collateral damage"
As was the "Hindenburg" V2, the automobile, the first woman who got caught cheating via cell-phone.
Don't complain the kids gonna love it.
2007-09-03 18:15:58 · answer #5 · answered by tyler durden 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋