karl@sugar.uu.net (Karl Lehenbauer) (12/10/88)
In article <102@epsilon.UUCP>, jlg@epsilon.UUCP (My account ) writes: > A side note to anyone purchasing UNIX/XENIX for 286 and 386. The spec > being used by NASA for the space shuttle computers is (are you ready?) > S.C.O. XENIX 386. Although Xenix may have been used to control an experiment or something, and NASA and contractors may use Xenix in support of certain Space Shuttle activities, I assure you that the four onboard IBM AP-101 computers that control the shuttle's flight do not run Xenix or Unix nor are they 386es. -- -- "We've been following your progress with considerable interest, not to say -- contempt." -- Zaphod Beeblebrox IV -- uunet!sugar!karl, Unix BBS (713) 438-5018