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Houston, We Have a Software Problem

Posted by chrisd on from the nasa.sourceforge.net dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The computer system that launches the Space Shuttle is an old, but important, computer system. It is built from mid 70's technology and features SSI chips like 7400's...which are getting hard to find. It has 64k of memory and no room to repair any software bugs. NASA started the CLCS project in 1996 which uses state of the art computer languages, OO methodologies, and hardware. Everything that you could actually hire people off the street for. However, NASA is in a budget crunch with the Space Station cost overruns. It is looking to trim costs to keep the Space Station going. There are stories about CLCS getting cancelled here and these guys say its already cancelled."

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  1. 7400 by AlgUSF · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I have a bag full of TTL 7400 chips left over from my undergraduate logic design class!

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  2. 64k. by DarkHelmet · · Score: 1, Redundant
    It has 64k of memory and no room to repair any software bugs

    But 64k should be enough for everybody!

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  3. Re:It has 64k of memory by jdreed1024 · · Score: 1, Redundant
    But I thought 64k should be enough for anybody...

    That's 640k that's supposed to be enough for anybody.

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