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Tuesday 28 September 2010

The computers that power man's conquest of the stars - Atomic Rockets posterous

Over at Atomic Rockets, there's an excellent article on COMPUTERS IN SPACE!!!

Ahem.

The computers that power man's conquest of the stars - Atomic Rockets posterous

Well... we haven't "conquered" even one star, yet. But we're getting there.

See also this article, from 2002, on the requirements for Space qualified hardware. Including some quotes from a guy I used to know be - well, you know. A previous incarnation, so to speak.
In space no one can press Control/Alt/Delete."
Yes, Exactly. I'm rather fond of that quote.

2 comments:

  1. "The question for software developers is not, 'Are you paranoid?', the question is, 'Are you paranoid enough?' Brain says."

    Oh, bravo, bravo!

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  2. "In space no one can press Control/Alt/Delete."

    It occurred to me, Zoe, that that's certainly true ... for now. But ... who knows what the future may hold?

    "Let me put it this way, Mr. Amor. The 9000 series is the most reliable computer ever made. No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error."

    -- HAL 9000

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