Deja vu

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Fri Aug 28 09:52:13 1998

< Give me a break! Rockets explode all of the time. Plus, I would guess
< some of the parts they are using are old. I have the feeling cracked

Cracked seals were specific to the solid booters of the Shuttle launch
system.

< seals could once again be the problem. Also, rockets don't rely on
< computer controls. These are 20-year old technology. It's unlikely
< they have anything more than a bunch of servos like in a model car.

B0y are you wrong. rocket/missle technology was using computer hardware
as early as the late 50s. I know the first hardware I could actually hack
was from a minutman missle a rather strange serial word/math disk based
machine that wasn't fast but apparently enough to do the job.


Allison
Received on Fri Aug 28 1998 - 09:52:13 BST