See site in english Voir le site en francais
Website skin:
home  download  forum  link  contact

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

Login with username, password and session length

Author Topic: DGIII Computer specifics (fictional)  (Read 6006 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Wilko

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 76
  • Karma: 0
08 May 2004, 05:00:20
Does anyone know exactly how the DGIII computer systems operate? I assume like in most modern airliners and
spaceliners the DGIII has a primary computer and two backups just in case, and that the switch from these is
completely automatic and instant. Anyone have any specifics on them/these though?

What purpose does the 'main bus' switch hold too? Is it normal that for when it is off, that other systems work
perfectly?


Offline DanSteph

  • Administrator
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Posts: 15407
  • Karma: 258
  • Hein, quoi !?
    • FsPassengers
Reply #1 - 08 May 2004, 05:04:53
There are several things connected to the main bus
wich is separated from other bus, for example the computer
is powered by main bus while engine have their hown power bus.

To figure wich things is powered by what just shutdown one by one
the bus.

Dan


Offline Wilko

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 76
  • Karma: 0
Reply #2 - 08 May 2004, 07:43:49
But its the 'main bus'. I don't know why but for some reason I thought everything was wired through there, then the
individual bus switches (or circuit breakers as they are) would be turned on.


Offline freespace2dotcom

  • Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 2251
  • Karma: 1
Reply #3 - 08 May 2004, 07:55:40
I was thinking that would be a good way to do it too, but what would happen if you had a problem with the main
bus? would you like it if the main bus failed and then you have no power to *ANYTHING* else? I'd rather try and wing
it back to the nearest spaceport. It's better if things aren't dependent on each other.



Offline Wilko

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 76
  • Karma: 0
Reply #4 - 08 May 2004, 13:40:43
Thats true, but the main bus 'is' the computer, and there are usually 3 computers (2 backups) in most modern craft.
Maybe the pilot should receive an alert if the computer screws up.

In fact, lets say there are 3 computers. For now, we do a reboot and it comes up fine. But what if after 3 computer
crashes (3 different systems) there is no computer? Means no autopilot, and some displays are missing. Would be an
interesting challenge.


Offline freespace2dotcom

  • Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 2251
  • Karma: 1
Reply #5 - 08 May 2004, 19:01:52
Well, this isn't a modern craft. It's a futuristic one, and there's only one computer, it only screws up if you do
something stupid. ;)



Offline Krytom

  • Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1058
  • Karma: 0
Reply #6 - 08 May 2004, 20:09:08
Quote
freespace2dotcom wrote:
Well, this isn't a modern craft. It's a futuristic one, and there's only one computer, it only screws up if you do
something stupid. ;)


Mmmm..........like re-entering vertically perhaps? :wonder:



Offline freespace2dotcom

  • Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 2251
  • Karma: 1
Reply #7 - 08 May 2004, 20:47:22
...maybe.



Offline DanSteph

  • Administrator
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Posts: 15407
  • Karma: 258
  • Hein, quoi !?
    • FsPassengers
Reply #8 - 08 May 2004, 21:30:58
Quote
freespace2dotcom wrote:
Well, this isn't a modern craft. It's a futuristic one, and there's only one computer, it only screws up if you do
something stupid.

Quantic computer, if a micro component fail another one take
the backup immediatelly.

C800 Cosmium 770 Thz DP (dynamic backup)
56'7 TO Ram (x5)
5 Quantic Cristal hard drive C465 (465 TO)
Video card Qantium 89-760

It run FS2065 at 3654 fps


Not bad uh ?

Dan


Offline McBrain

  • Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1190
  • Karma: 0
Reply #9 - 08 May 2004, 22:04:14
What about a holographic memory?  You just insert a small plastic cube or card, and you have 2000 terrabyte memory!


Cheers,

McBrain

----------------------------------------
In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates?

Offline freespace2dotcom

  • Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 2251
  • Karma: 1
Reply #10 - 08 May 2004, 22:22:14
bah, I think it'd be closer to an Exabyte.

exabyte = 1000 petabytes
petabyte = 1000 terabytes



Offline Atom

  • Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1099
  • Karma: 0
Reply #11 - 08 May 2004, 22:46:01
Ooooooooooooooh Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah



Intel Pentium 4 630 3Ghz|1024mb 400mhz DDR RAM|ASUS P5P800-VM|Nvidia GeForce 6200 256mb|Creative Sound Blaster Pro Value!|Windows XP SP2

Offline Xian

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 6
  • Karma: 0
Reply #12 - 09 May 2004, 05:13:13
I think i read somewhere that 5 exabytes would be an amount of data like
every word ever spoken on earth. Sounds nice heh? ^_^

Xian


--

..all your base are belong to us..

Offline freespace2dotcom

  • Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 2251
  • Karma: 1
Reply #13 - 09 May 2004, 05:58:23
I'll get a computer with that much disk space someday...



Offline Krytom

  • Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1058
  • Karma: 0
Reply #14 - 09 May 2004, 08:59:26
Someday, hopefully there will be no such thing as disk space limits. Remember my post about quantum computers?
All the data can be theoretically stored on atoms (the actual atoms, not the person). Also, they will have a processing
time of..................................................0! 8o (This might be fiction)



Offline McBrain

  • Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1190
  • Karma: 0
Reply #15 - 09 May 2004, 11:53:40
Nice and well, but who would need so much memory???? :)


Cheers,

McBrain

----------------------------------------
In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates?

Offline Atom

  • Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1099
  • Karma: 0
Reply #16 - 09 May 2004, 14:32:11
Virtual Reality ?!?



Intel Pentium 4 630 3Ghz|1024mb 400mhz DDR RAM|ASUS P5P800-VM|Nvidia GeForce 6200 256mb|Creative Sound Blaster Pro Value!|Windows XP SP2

Offline Ghostrider

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 67
  • Karma: 0
Reply #17 - 21 September 2004, 18:12:26
Quote


Quantic computer, if a micro component fail another one take
the backup immediatelly.

C800 Cosmium 770 Thz DP (dynamic backup)
56'7 TO Ram (x5)
5 Quantic Cristal hard drive C465 (465 TO)
Video card Qantium 89-760

It run FS2065 at 3654 fps


Not bad uh ?

Dan


Nifty, but IMHO the DGIII onboard computer is not *that* advanced, nor it needs to be. After all it still needs
keyboard input and has only limited control over the ship (it can't fly itself to a destination or perform complex
manoeuvers, for instance - though some MFDs can help). But it *is* a very, very reliable computer that never hangs
up when you need it - it's a bit like the Gemini and Apollo guidance computers, or the little computer in the Sojourner
robot - not cutting-edge tech but very smart tech.

Mind you, if my life depended on it, I'd choose the Voyager's computer over any Pentium-class machine. You can't
afford a blue screen while slingshooting around Jupiter. :-)



Offline DocHoliday

  • Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 2475
  • Karma: 2
Reply #18 - 22 September 2004, 09:43:14
Windoze :)


~~~

"Mood is a matter of choice. I choose to have fun!" -Vidmarism No 15

Offline Ghostrider

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 67
  • Karma: 0
Reply #19 - 04 October 2004, 11:03:36
That would explain the Blue Screen of Death, but the DGIII NavTech computer is way too reliable to work under any
version of Losesleep - er, Windoze. :-)


Offline aftercolumbia

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 4
  • Karma: 0
Reply #20 - 14 October 2004, 04:27:33
In 4 IBM AP-101S buried somewhere near the airlock is the soul of the pilot, whose name is PASS, who flys critical
parts of the flight at 0.1x while sipping on virtual ice coffee, wondering how his conciousness can integrate into ninety
year old junk so easily.  He reaches down to pet his dog, named BFS, whose consciousness resides in a fifth AP-101S.

I know that in real life, the Shuttle's flight computers really are the old AP-101S; the MEDS i386's don't actually fly the
ship.  I think this is very, very odd.  I would anticipate that a ship like the Delta Glider would employ a dual software
FCS, like the Shuttle; where the primary would be a software set that got upgraded periodically to new requirements
(such as the upcoming DG-T) and interfaced with a trajectory solution calculator and display unit, that the pilot could
use to propagate his trajectory and figure out where he is going, where he is supposed to be going, how close
together they are and how to get from where he is to where he's supposed to be going.  That would be TransX
69.3.4 Beta 9.  TransX would then take the users inputs and form a script for the flight software to follow.  For critical
maneuvers, it would be prudent to run a simulation on Orbiter 651217 to make sure it works.  The backup computer
uses a factory-loaded firmware that is basically designed to survive atmospheric entry if it is at all possible to do...and
nobody remembers how it really works because the source code got wiped out by an email virus :help:

Terry Wilson
aftercolumbia.tripod.com

PS: Now, I hope you didn't actually have a reentry autopilot code file wiped out by an email virus!


« Last Edit: 14 October 2004, 04:27:33 by aftercolumbia »
Terry Wilson
aftercolumbia.tripod.com