Spanking new $4.5 billion costing aircraft carrier runs .. Windows XP
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David Lake
So in a few years they will move on to Vista and we will all die because of it.
RealNC
Actually, no. When they press the button to launch the missiles, it'll just BSOD.
We're saved.
HitokiriX
It looks like they spared no expense whatsoever!!! 😀 😀 😀
bigfutus
Money well spent 😀
Dazz
I know why but i can't say, just certain types of software doesn't play nice with W7 onwards. One would think developing software again from scratch would be better but hey budget cuts.
heffeque
They probably just said... hey, Windows 10 has tons of backdoors too. Let's protect the system through other means. (I'm just guessing).
Personally I would have gone Linux on such an expensive boat.
JonasBeckman
Well they're using Windows now at least, not some floppy based DOS system.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/26/us-nuclear-arsenal-controlled-by-1970s-computers-8in-floppy-disks
(Course I guess that makes those systems a bit harder to hack into.)
heffeque
England prevails! :eyes:
wavetrex
Many industrial control software still running just fine on Windows XP, and they are producing a lot of our "stuff".
These people are not browsing the internet or playing games on those computers, so for the purpose they have been built it works perfectly.
I personally see only one type of upgrade from XP... going straight to Linux.
All MS os-es after XP are unstable, bloated pieces of crap...
Check "WinSxS" - I rest my case.
cryohellinc
They are using not because of security or some "special" tonfoil features, they use it because software was properly written Once/ Twice at best. And left untouched. Moving towards a new platform would require a rework, as a result additional investment. Thats why various industrial companies offices use up to date software, while their machines and manufacturing floor run on Windows XP ( XP being some of the most "modern" in those cases" ).
Your subjective opinion. XP same as rest has its loopholes which can be easily hacked, with due time and effort. Only thing that saves those machines running old system is the fact Majority of them are disconnected from the web and can be accessed only locally.
MainFrame Alpha
come on people if the ship was bought 20 years ago makes sense the hardware used is something like Intel's Pentium pro or Pentium II, AMD-k6 maybe "good old days":)...Cyrix 6X86 "the outo correction keeps marking Cyrix as a typo error":wanker:... maybe the IBM PowerPC 604..those wore the days 🤓
and you can go on with this 256MB ram..3DFX voodoo 🤓 🤓 🤓.. or nvidia RIVA 128
can't see anything more than an XP running on that.. it could run on these specs right?!:3eyes:
robintson
In the UK many of the companies still use XP even now in 2017. It tells us that the system is reliable and stable, otherwise they would have changed to windows 7 at least. Changing the OS will require new hardware to be bought and that is why they don't want to make the change, simply because it will cost them too much money and time.
R41DZ3R0
cryohellinc ..i'm with you bro. syhhhh... secrecy
Silva
Probably salvaged computers from somewhere else.
Either that or really stupid, as linux would have been a better choice.
rl66
it depend on country...
In end 90's when i was in army we were passing from XP to a special distro of Linux, it take lot of time to change infrastructure but i think it was the right move.
It depend on who have the wallet 🙂 (Vote for the right person ...)
rl66
Yes, most country have done this choice.
ThermaL1102
that's great , the army has another toy to play with
they'd better build a job center here and there or a factory or something , twats
4.5 billion for a f*ckin boat ( that's never gonna be used for anything but cruising ) ,
and people struggle to have a diner everyday , nice job England
Alessio1989
20 years ago? It should run Windows 95 and they should prepare themselves for Windows 98 upgrade. Hope they do not attach a USB scanner during a battle..
rpro
Didn't know aircraft carriers have missiles with nuclear warheads :P
0blivious
One does not simply walk onto a warship and upgrade the OS. Chances are, 25 years from now, that ship will still be using WinXP.
Building an Aircraft Carrier is far more complex than tinkering with a home PC or even a massive business network. It takes years of planning and building, during which time, newer technology may emerge. It would need to be significantly better to put in a change order of that magnitude.
