Windows running in Boeing 777-300ER cockpit
Mar 1, 2003, 2:00 am
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Windows running in Boeing 777-300ER cockpit
Browsing on airliners.net tonight, I came across this incredible picture of Windows running on a TFT LCD in the cockpit of the first Boeing 777-300ER. Judging by the arrangement of the cables, the use of a velcro loop, and the occulsion of analog instrumentation, the system is just in there (hopefully!) for prototyping, test and diagnostics use, but it's still a unique photograph that gives a sense of how prevalent commodity hardware and software is becoming, even in specialized settings. Look for the LCD in the bottom left hand section of the instrument panel --
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/323564/L/
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http://www.airliners.net/open.file/323564/L/
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Mar 1, 2003, 9:15 am
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Join Date: Dec 2001
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Glad to see that isn't on one of the real LCDs... I'd hate to think about the Microsoft Windows Blue Screen of Death (TM) blanketing the cockpit during, say, a zero-visibility landing 
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