Fwd: Naked Mini Broke

From: McFadden, Mike <mmcfadden_at_cmh.edu>
Date: Mon Feb 5 12:40:57 2001

Pointer about NASA computer and launch facilities

http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/facilities/lps.htm

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/computers/Ch4-6.html

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-70/shutref/sts-av.html#sts-
dps-gpc The computers are called the GPC's.

I seem to remember that each shuttle carries a phone book sized volume of
the known software bugs/limitations. Many of the problems would require
software rewrite which would require recertification so they are left alone.
One know bug was/is that the input consoles share a common keyboard buffer,
if two persons type simultaneously then you end up with a mixture.

There is an ACM article in September 1984 that covers the GPC computers.

Mike
mmcfadden_at_cmh.edu
Received on Mon Feb 05 2001 - 12:40:57 GMT