No, they don't need space rated parts. Almost everything they are looking
for goes into ground support or testing equipment. There are several
articles on the 'net about this, that go into all the details.
--John
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Ben Franchuk
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 10:31
To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Bidding Against NASA
Russ Blakeman wrote:
> But among 8-inch floppy drives and other unspecified
> items, NASA is buying up all the 8086 microprocessors
> they can lay their hands on, specifically, to keep the
> Space Shuttle flying. Not the more common 8088, of
> course, but its 16-bit big brother.
That explains why NASA can't get a real space program
going ... Intel is behind it!
Anyway they would need space/radiation rated chips,
not the garden variety stuff.
--
Ben Franchuk - Dawn * 12/24 bit cpu *
www.jetnet.ab.ca/users/bfranchuk/index.html
Received on Mon May 13 2002 - 10:27:59 BST