From: Mike N. 

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:50:10 +0100, "Phil Payne"
 wrote:

>Rented laptops on board?  Not only did the previous guy install malware, but
>he flattened the battery and changed the network definitions.  A hard drive
>refresh between flights?  I think they have enough to do during turnaround.
>Pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer and helpdesk?

   They will have to rethink the whole configuration.  All available
computing will be packaged as a single multi-CPU blade server with multiple
VMs.    Just like the Microsoft 'Event labs', the gate refresh is just a
single button to reimage all VMs.

   Customers will use thin client techniques to access their own
workstation back home.

   Thin client often won't actually work in my situation.   I'd have to
burn an image on tape or DVD and take it along or ship it, then rent a PC
on the other end.

   But all airline travel as we know it will end the day they infiltrate a
group planning to destroy airplanes by going on board with a stick of C4 up
their rear.    No one will be willing to go through the security
checkpoints after that.

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