Re: Oh Gods - Now MX Linux "Security Verification" - NO !!!
"Carlos E.R." <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
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| Organization | Tebibyte_Retro_Gaming |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 2026-08-24 06:54, c186282 wrote: > On 8/23/26 08:47, Carlos E.R. wrote: >> On 2026-08-23 14:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>> On 23/08/2026 12:32, Carlos E.R. wrote: >>>> Industrial computers may have boards, like data acquisition boards, >>>> to interface with motors and sensors (or cameras). If you upgrade >>>> the computer, it comes with a new operating system, so their >>>> expensive software does not run on it. The cards probably can not be >>>> plugged in, so they also need replacing; the new boards will >>>> probably not be compatible with the expensive software. So finally >>>> they need to recreate the software (hopefully the company that >>>> created it still exists and has the source files). And maybe there >>>> are a bunch of computers to replace. >>>> >>>> The price is no longer minor. >>> >>> Exactly. >>> >>> Today you would use a Raspberry PI probably running Linux and create >>> custom PC boards to attach to it. >>> >>> Back then you designed ISA cards ran DOS and programmed the thing in >>> C or turbo pascal . >>> >>> My first job as a freelance programmer was writing code for exactly >>> that - a high speed serial interface connected to a massive grid of >>> lightbulbs to form a display for sports venues. >>> >>> Huge fun >> >> I programmed industrial test bed machines. Machines to test machines. >> Like one to test car brakes. >> >> Think a big electric motor moving an axis with several big iron >> wheels, to simulate inertia, and at the end a car brake system, >> complete (one wheel only, of course). Then speed it up, apply brakes, >> at several different speeds and hydraulic pressures. Also supply >> "wind". Measure temperatures, torques, speeds. Or maintain speed with >> the motor while the brake is applied, measure things. Find out at what >> temperature a brake fades and how (is there warning to the driver, or >> does the brake fade completely?) >> >> Huge fun, miserable pay. > > Indeed, huge fun ! > > And, long long back, that was as important > as the lousy paycheck :-) > I had to switch jobs because of the pay. :-( -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;