Re:Here's another ancient one that DOES impact you (Score 2, Informative)

There has been a lot done to upgrade the Terminal software in the last 8 years and continues to be updated. Since the FDADs at the New York TRACON were failing they were updated with a new color displayed called an ARTS Color Display:

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/tss/products_service s/services/services6.html

The old ARTS computer in some of the TRACONs now have been updated with the new off the shelf hardware and software that was converted from the old software that ran on the IOPs. This system which is called Common ARTS is installed in about over 131 (the web site says 131 but I know it is more since Ive worked on the system):

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/tss/products_service s/services/services5.html

To give credit to all the controller and the ARTS systems out there were responsible for getting every plane over the United States on the ground safely after 9/11. I think that is testament to the reliability of the software that was created so long ago.

Here are a few more press releases Lockheed has done about the updating of the terminal system:

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/wms/findPage.do?dsp= fec&ci=11908&rsbci=0&fti=0&ti=0&sc=400

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/wms/findPage.do?dsp= fec&ci=12645&rsbci=0&fti=0&ti=0&sc=400

And one more on the competition going on between Common ARTS and STARS:

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/wms/findPage.do?dsp= fec&ci=12903&rsbci=0&fti=0&ti=0&sc=400