RTC RIDE-public transit service for the greater Reno/Sparks community (formerly CitiFare). RTC RAPID-faster transit service on Virginia Street from downtown Reno to Meadowood Mall. Get the RTC RAPID brochure for more information.
A backplane is a group of electrical connectors in parallel with each other, so that each pin of each connector is linked to the same relative pin of all the other connectors, forming a computer bus. It is used as a backbone to connect several printed circuit boards together to make up a complete computer system. Backplanes commonly use a printed circuit board, but wire-wrapped backplanes have also been used in minicomputers and high-reliability applications.
The Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the  Spruce Goose ; registration NX37602) is a prototype heavy strategic airlift military transport aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company.oward Hughes was called to testify before the Senate War Investigating Committee in 1947 over the use of government funds for the aircraft. During a Senate hearing on August 6, 1947 (the first of a series of appearances), Hughes said: The Hercules was a monumental undertaking.