Hi David,
You relate to us:
>As to your issues there is an  August 2001 report that simply states COTS
hardware is neither >safe nor reliable enough to use in mission/flight
critical systems. This report was paid for by >the FAA. They are not "happy
campers"!!

I am very leery of reports that make such pronouncements without giving
enough details to let the reader ascertain what the report writers actually
did or even whether they knew what they were doing.
I certainly have seen COTS hardware better than some mission/flight critical
systems.

Werner Engelmaier

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