Oldest computer still in current use

From: vance_at_neurotica.com <(vance_at_neurotica.com)>
Date: Sun May 11 20:03:07 2003

I don't think they're receiving per se, but I don't believe the power
systems have come anywhere near their specified maximum lifetimes.

Peace... Sridhar

On Sun, 11 May 2003, chris wrote:

> >> Although I would rule out the Voyager computer for two reasons. 1: You
> >> can't say for sure that it is still running (is it still sending back
> >> data?) and 2: Its only still running because no one shut it off.
> >
> >Both Voyager spacecraft are still transmitting.
>
> Is NASA still getting data? I assume it will continue to transmit until a
> failure of some kind occurs, regardless of if we can hear it. But I
> didn't think NASA was still getting data from V_YGER :-)
>
> -chris
> <http://www.mythtech.net>
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