Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ames.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!ames!eugene From: eugene@ames.UUCP (Eugene Miya) Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Re: Shuttle Comps etc Message-ID: <1040@ames.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 12:32:35 EDT Article-I.D.: ames.1040 Posted: Fri Jul 12 12:32:35 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Jul-85 00:43:13 EDT References: <2558@mordor.UUCP> Organization: NASA-Ames Research Center, Mtn. View, CA Lines: 34 PLEASE MOVE THE DISCUSSION OF IMAX/OMNIMAX INTERIA TO net.movies or net.rec.photo. Does its really belong here? > From: jim@TYCHO.ARPA (James B. Houser) > > Hi > > Thanx for the numerous replies on my question about the STS > computers. Those beasties are really grotesque!! A number of people > mentioned rumors of a plan to upgrade the system but no concrete > pointer emerged from the discussion. Any words from NASA types out > there? > > Jim Houser (jim@tycho) > I don't think are any plans in the immediate lifetime of the shuttle to upgrade them. As others have pointed out there were technology freezes in the early 1970s which 'forced' this. Payload computers will certainly change, but don't expect these. This is called "if it works don't fix it." Oh hum. On an added note: on a recent trip to the Dryden Landing site, I saw a little case in the visitor center there showing onboard avonics history: 1960, 1970, 1980s and sample electronics. The 1980s [future] were represented with Intel 8080s [it's the numbers right?] :-) Service technologies to aerodynamics are unfortunately always oing to take a backseat. [Until some one leaps ahead.] Dryden has a much better museum and gift shop than Ames. --eugene miya NASA Ames Research Center {hplabs,ihnp4,dual,hao,decwrl,allegra}!ames!aurora!eugene emiya@ames-vmsb.ARPA