Boeing 787s must be rebooted every 51 days to prevent 'misleading data' (2020)

Re:Boeing 787s must be rebooted every 51 days to prevent 'mi... by laluneodyssee on Monday October 17, 2022 @01:53PM (#33237312)

Reminds me of the fact that a lot of Boeing planes still operate on floppy disks for data https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a33612762/boeing-74...

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Re:Boeing 787s must be rebooted every 51 days to prevent 'mi... by kayodelycaon on Monday October 17, 2022 @02:08PM (#33237487)

Nitpick: the floppy disks are used for software updates, not flight operations.

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Re:Boeing 787s must be rebooted every 51 days to prevent 'mi... by guywithahat on Monday October 17, 2022 @01:59PM (#33237391)

Well a lot of planes are decades old, the fact some use floppy disks doesn't surprise me at all

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Re:Boeing 787s must be rebooted every 51 days to prevent 'mi... by KptMarchewa on Monday October 17, 2022 @04:29PM (#33239117)

I wonder what's being used to update B-52s.

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