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- sparker0
interesting thing about nasa...did you know that the space station runs on systems less/equal to 386 boxes.
i read an article on the lack of power of space technologies.
same with the shuttle.
hardware that can stand up to the extreme conditions of space travel and space itself combined with the need for low power consumption and waste (heat) output lead scientists to continue using garage built low, low, low end hardware and systems.
the systems which control the station and the shuttle are as dumb as you can get computer wise.
a personal laptop has far greater power than that of the onboard systems for space travel.
except, now their trying to change that with the use of commidity pc hardware.
i also read once that the stealth bomber uses windows. which scares the piss out of me.
nothing like a blue screen of death on a war machine carrying nuclear arms.
:)