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If the monthly bids close on the 12th, it takes the computer system 5 days to figure out the FOs schedule?!?! What are they running the program on, a Tandy 1000?!?!

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Due to fact that FOs get to avoid Captains in their pbs bid, FO lines are not run until Captains are done. Captains due 15th. That's why it takes so long.

If the monthly bids close on the 12th, it takes the computer system 75 hours to figure out the CAs schedule?!?! What are they running the program on, a Tandy 1000?!?!

Yeah, but why does it take three days to run the captain lines? If electricity travels at roughly the speed of light, and it’s all done on a computer, how many light years away are the computers they use? Are they outsourced to a galaxy far, far away? Hell, it only takes 2 minutes for a flight plan to get from the computer to the printer….

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Commodore 64..Fo sho!

That'd be an upgrade from the Vic20 currently in use.

Obviously they are using a 3 bit machine because we can't put in more than 7 discrete criteria (H++ H+ H N L L- L--)

At least the old system you could put your avoid or desire preference from 1-1000. So when you have 900+ trips to pick from you get to put them into only 7 weighted categories now, and it still takes 5 days to figure them out.

Its likely poor coding as well as a slow processor. Not to mention the PBS interface which is like learning a new language.

We deserve better.

This will be the 3rd time I've heard "we will fix this BS next time" when it comes to CAL's horrible PBS. I lack optimism that words will ever translate to action.