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Computers in Space Examined

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-in-spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace dept.

Wil Harris writes "There's an article about the computers used in space missions over at bit-tech this morning. It covers the processor types and speeds, why space stations are less powerful than the laptops that astronauts take up with them and why tape storage is still de rigeur. An interesting and concise couple o' pages."

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  1. Re:Computers on subs by evillamer · · Score: 0, Troll

    Consoles were covered? I wonder if those were Ataris? Hmm I heard from somewhere that they going to use the Playstation 3 for trajectory. Maybe I was wrong, I think it was the Xbox 360.

  2. Re:why do disks not work in a vacuum? by ltbarcly · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hard drives do not utilize the Bernoulli effect. This is a common misconception. There were removable disk drives which used the effect a while back, but they are no longer made. I'm glad that NASA contractors have basic understanding of how a hard drive works. "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to be a rocket scientist." --KSR

    Thank you for your ass backward money wasting service to our country.