Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 10:50:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com> To: "Brian J. McGovern" <bmcgover@cisco.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NASA's Operating system? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0109071048360.80985-100000@heorot.1nova.com> In-Reply-To: <200109071303.f87D3ur05167@bmcgover-pc.cisco.com>
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> As far as hardware, if I remember, the shuttle has 5 interconnected special > purpose systems to do flight management. The interface and displays are > cryptic, and actually quite entertaining trying to figure out how to read > (IN 75 MOD 7 ENT, to turn on the lights, anyone?). > > If anyone is actually interested, I can try to dig out some docs I have at > home, and get a more accurate description of the system. I ran across an article somewhere that talks about upgrading the Columbia's computers, in preperation to do the rest. They're all digital these days with touch screens. Unluckily I can't find that link either! :( But it was in relation to the next Hubble upgrade.... Rick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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