jjoshua@remus.rutgers.edu (J. Joshua) (11/08/90)
I need a bit of information about the main computers on the space shuttle. A small wager rides in the balance. 1. how many? 2. what kind? 3. how old? 4. more powerful than a PC/XT? Thanks, JOn. -- ________ | | This Messsage A Service By: | | Closed Captioned Jon Joshua | | For the Hearing Impaired jjoshua@remus.rutgers.edu `----. .-' |/ #include <whittyComment.h>
ardai@bass.bu.edu (Michael Ardai) (11/09/90)
In article <Nov.8.01.48.28.1990.23791@remus.rutgers.edu> jjoshua@remus.rutgers.edu (J. Joshua) writes:
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-I need a bit of information about the main computers on the space
-shuttle. A small wager rides in the balance.
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I am sure someone over in sci.space.shuttle would have a better answer, but
this is what I remember. (Someone is sure to correct me if I am wrong :-)
-1. how many?
-2. what kind?
-3. how old?
-4. more powerful than a PC/XT?
5 computers (4 IBM AP101's and one Raytheon?? one); about 1972 technology,
96K core, tape drive (to page different software for various phases of the
mission. Definitely a lot less powerful (and larger) than a PC, but which
would *you* stake your life on? They are planning an upgrade to 256K of
semiconductor RAM in the near future.
Lately, they have been taking up a GRiD 386 laptop for various housekeeping
chores on board...
/mike
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/|\ ...!sun!teda!ardai (preferred)hthomas@irisa.fr (Henry Thomas) (11/09/90)
Here is form my archives: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: eugene@AMELIA.NAS.NASA.GOV (Eugene Miya) Subject: Frequently asked SPACE questions Date: 10 Dec 89 12:00:19 GMT [... various interesting things] 2) Where can I learn about space computers: shuttle, programming, core memories? %J Communications of the ACM %V 27 %N 9 %D September 1984 %K Special issue on space [shuttle] computers Other various AIAA and IEEE publications. Computers in Spaceflight: The NASA Experience James E. Tomayko 1988? -- -- E-mail: Henry.Thomas@irisa.fr Henry Thomas - IRISA Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu 35042 RENNES CEDEX FRANCE Phone: (+33)99 36 20 00 +549 Fax: (+33)99 38 38 32 Telex: UNIRISA 950 473F X.400: C=FR;ADMD=ATLAS;PRMD=irisa;S=hthomas Telex:/X121=842950473/@atlas.fr