Comment Re:The software must have been super optimized (Score 5, Funny) 171
The thing that amazes me most about that computer is how often it rebooted during the descent. The time required to cycle it could be measured in milliseconds.
Imagine what would happen today if a modern jet was on its final approach to the runway and someone tried to reboot the computer that runs the cockpit. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if after a miniute or so the screen showed an "Installing updates - 1 of 33" message