"Software for airplanes" is a broad term. If I ever get into a position to make software for airplanes, it's probably not going to be things that can crash the plane. The entertainment system is still software for airplanes.

[–] tacofox@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

All roads lead to Microsoft 😬

“Both first and business class seats were equipped with a Windows NT 4.0 based In-Flight Entertainment Network (IFEN) system with touchscreen in-seat video displays and magnetic card readers.[3] In the galley, a cabin file server served as a central hub for managing content, which facilitated movie downloads, stored flight and casino information, and collected credit card data transmitted from each seat.[3]: 43 “

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 days ago

They run Linux now.

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