Re:Remotely tunneling to a server using an iPad Pro for prog...
by suprfnk on Thursday October 26, 2017 @08:12AM
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It's funny to me that you refer to a 2 year old product as 'vintage'. You can barely call it 'old'.
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Re:Remotely tunneling to a server using an iPad Pro for prog...
by falcolas on Thursday October 26, 2017 @09:54AM
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Well, when you consider that most semiconductors have an anticipated operational lifespan of 5-7 years, and the surface contains many such components, 2 years is well into middle-age.
ref. https://c3.nasa.gov/dashlink/static/media/other/ObservedFail...
Re:Remotely tunneling to a server using an iPad Pro for prog...
by TheArcane on Thursday October 26, 2017 @10:35AM
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> most semiconductors have an anticipated operational lifespan of 5-7 years,
Funny, my 7 year old laptop seems to be running just fine.
Re:Remotely tunneling to a server using an iPad Pro for prog...
by falcolas on Thursday October 26, 2017 @11:29AM
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So, still within the 5-7 year range? An operational lifespan is a timeframe in which most of the objects in question are expected to still work, not the timeframe by which most have failed.
If it continues to work for another 5-7 years, that's when you're getting into the "sturdier than average" realm. Your laptop could be a micron's worth of a whisker away from shorting itself out - you won't know until it happens.
Perhaps I should have stated my earlier point differently, but 2 years is still not a small portion of the lifespan of your average computer.