Unix isn't really designed for such a thing so that would be pointless. And Windows 2000 is a proven concept, Linux not so much. Also, they have Microsoft to modify and update the software for them, Microsoft is a big reliable company with many relations to governments and millitaries over the world. Again, the commercial shipping industry had already created a market for PCs customized for use at sea, and for dealing with typical shipboard operations.ġ) why don't they use hardened Unix or Linux?Ģ) I wonder what would happen if a computer virus freezes the computer during combat because some officer couldn't live without how his daily :banana::banana::banana::banana: 1) Why would they? They already use Windows for many things in the navy, also much more software is available for Windows. It eventually became pretty obvious that PCs were the way to go. In some cases, they were allowed to rig their PCs into some ship systems. Sailors often used their own computers to automate some of their work. Navy, the sailors took the lead here, bringing their own PCs, usually laptops, aboard soon after these systems became available. The navy has found large flat displays excellent ways to view sensor data, and information in general.Īs in the U.S. The major expense in using "Warships for Windows" is writing the software that will connect the networked PCs to ship sensors and communications. The Royal Navy has already installed similar systems in other ships and submarines.
All three operating systems are widely used in commercial operations (including manufacturing plants, labs and commercial ships). While Windows has long been criticized for its unreliability, that is not the case with Windows 2000, and it's successors (XP and Vista). This is a big step forward, as many British warships are using computers, and operating systems, a decade or two old, and much less powerful than current PCs.
The British Royal Navy has adopted a specialized version of Microsoft Windows 2000 ("Windows for Warships") for its new Type 45 destroyers.
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