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The Ancient Computers Powering the Space Race

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the abacus-in-orbit dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Think that the exploration of space is a high tech business? Technology dating back to the Apollo moon landings is still used by Nasa mission control for comms and the 1980s 386 processors that keep the International Space Station aloft."

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  1. In other news by OzPeter · · Score: 5, Funny

    My car uses 100 year old internal combustion technology.

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