Something that has to be as reliable and stable as long as a satellite does really couldn't have an OS as we perceive on. Most of the work would be done in pure hardware, all pre-wired and set, with very little use of software, since a bug in hardware means that someone just screwed up in manufacturing and won't have a job in a day or two, but if it works at the start, it'll probably work pretty damn well for a while.
Hell, maybe Apple is just paying him to put a big 'G4' logo on the front.
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Something that has to be as reliable and stable as long as a satellite does really couldn't have an OS as we perceive on. Most of the work would be done in pure hardware, all pre-wired and set, with very little use of software, since a bug in hardware means that someone just screwed up in manufacturing and won't have a job in a day or two, but if it works at the start, it'll probably work pretty damn well for a while. Hell, maybe Apple is just paying him to put a big 'G4' logo on the front.
At last a decent machine for playing Quake 3 on!