Comments on: British Royal Navy installs XP on submarines

By: Computer systems aboard British Royal Navy warships get a virus

Computer systems aboard British Royal Navy warships get a virus — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:00:03 +0000

[...] few weeks ago, we read about how the British Royal Navy would be installing Windows XP on some of its submarines. Oh boy, did we all share some laughs! "Control-Alt-Drown," said one commenter; [...]

By: whiskey

whiskey — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:46:05 +0000

Oh yeah… Like the International Space Station, right? That thing is impenetrable!!!!

Lose USB’s can sink ships? BSoD now with more D!

Ah the British sense of humor is GREAT!

By: Red

Red — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:49:43 +0000

Doesn’t the British Navy know better?

It will crash, it will freeze OMG

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Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:58:20 +0000

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By: Sync

Sync — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:45:28 +0000

That, my friend, is the ultimate question.

…and I hope that they can’t install Messenger.

By: andy

andy — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:58:56 +0000

I just want to know if the default install on these nuke boats is going to have solitaire and MS paint?

By: Cyber Akuma

Cyber Akuma — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:04:00 +0000

And how exactly would one accomplish this?

Its not as if the sub will be connected to the internet, at least not to a public WAN if ANY network connection at all.

The majority of Windows systems get hacked because the people using them are total idiots who click “Yes” and “I Accept” to everything and know nothing about using protection software or keeping their system secure.

Plus this isn’t exactly going to be a desktop.

By: Cyber Akuma

Cyber Akuma — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:01:06 +0000

Actually, a Custom OS would be ANYTHING but ideal, despite how every computer seems to run a custom OS in the movies.

A custom os made from scratch that can compare to a modern os would take millions and years to make.

Not to mention it would have a rediculus amount of bugs thanks to being a completely brand new operating system that was never used before, and it would be diffiuclt and expensive to develop software for it since it would all have to be custom made.

Not to mention everybody would have to learn how to use it.

There is a REASON that pretty much every embedded device runs on a variation of the Symbian, Windows Kernel, or Linux Kernel.

Its just not practical and dosen’t make sense to make your own custom os for everything.

By: Cyber Akuma

Cyber Akuma — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:56:17 +0000

Full speed ahead!

Man the BSOD jokes!

By: v6sonoma

v6sonoma — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:49:04 +0000

Beware the blue cruise missile of death!

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:44:46 +0000

They are going to use XP for the next 10 years…

What will that be like?

By: Fernando

Fernando — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:19:50 +0000

If they want I can install Linux for then.. But Windows?
Hacking is a concern.. And is gonna be a concern forever!
Imagine someone hacking a nuclear submarine.. It is going to be the hell.. LOL

By: Olternaut

Olternaut — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:28:42 +0000

LOL!

A first class military OS is supposed to be ideally a totally CUSTOM OS and have nothing to do with anything on the consumer market.

If they must install something off the shelf they freaking pick windows? LOL! I would think you would NOT WANT a blue screen of death at 2500 feet below the water the moment before you try to blow the ballast tanks!

By: Andy V

Andy V — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:05:50 +0000

:D
This reminds me of the Bill G. scene from the South Park movie that came out back in ‘99 or something…

By: TheHoldSteady

TheHoldSteady — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:02:52 +0000

Control-Alt-Drown