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The Ultimate S.U.V.

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ten-thousand-bits-to-the-gallon dept.

Max the Merciless writes: "Take one part KITT, one part 007, one part Unimog, throw in a whole lot of high technology and you get the MaxiMog, perhaps the ultimate SUV! The MaxiMog is a go anywhere, do anything 'expedition system'. The vehicle (and trailer) runs a total of 7 separate computers, a high speed network and a google of different communications devices. I enquired as to the operating systems, and apparently "real time and safety related systems control run under QNX, scheduling and communications management under Linux, and there are a few apps that run under OS9/OSX and WinNT (hate the NT stuff, but some of the communications software is yet to be ported to anything else)". However, my favourite feature is the "High Intensity Air horn system - two air horns producing 137dba at 15 feet in front of vehicle. Note -- Due to high sound pressure levels only for use off road when no personnel are nearby!"

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  1. How long before this becomes the new rage by t0qer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    of all the soccer moms?

  2. Just for fun... by Tsar · · Score: 1, Redundant

    If this were equipped with 802.11a (not b) networking, could a traffic jam of these things become an ad-hoc Beowulf cluster?

    Also, did anyone else notice that the domain's admin contact is Bran Ferren of Disney Imagineering? This may be more imagination than engineering...