There's plenty of stuff that's theoretically out there. It would be neat
if the existence of some of it could be proven through the use of a 30+
year old spacecraft.
Peace... Sridhar
On Sun, 11 May 2003, TeoZ wrote:
> http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/08/20/tech/main519236.shtml
>
> Looks like they still get back data (of what I dont know since they passed
> the known planets). Voyager will have power untill 2020 or somewhere around
> there.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "chris" <cb_at_mythtech.net>
> To: <vance_at_neurotica.com>
> Cc: "Classic Computers" <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 1:08 AM
> Subject: Re: Oldest computer still in current use
>
>
> > >> 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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