[comp.sys.mac.hardware] mac on the shuttle

djb@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (David Brightbill) (10/10/90)

Did anyone else catch the transmission on the NASA Select satelite 
channel at about 1600 Eastern time today?  One of the shuttle
crew was working with a mac portable running a eye/hand/trackball
coordination program.

The person giving the commentary indicated that the mac was going to
be the portable used on the space station project replacing the 
currently used Grid portables.

David Brightbill

djb@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (David Brightbill) (10/10/90)

Oh yeah...the most interesting thing about the broadcast was the
gaffers (gray) tape holding the trackball to the case.  I wonder
if they buy the stuff at Kmart or get the special $500/roll low
government spec bid stuff?