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From: carters@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu (Scott Carter)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Electronic weapons -- uP of choice?
Summary: 680x0 used in current weapons
Message-ID: <749@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu>
Date: 22 Jan 91 21:02:40 GMT
References: <7410002@hpnmdla.HP.COM>
Reply-To: carter%csvax.decnet@mdcgwy.mdc.com
Organization: McDonnell Douglas Electronic Systems Company
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In article <7410002@hpnmdla.HP.COM> roger@hpnmdla.HP.COM (Roger Petersen) writes:
>	What is the microprocessor of choice
>	for smart missiles and bombs?
>
>When I interviewed with Motorola several years ago,
>they were designing CPU boards with 680x0s for 
>the tips of missiles and anti-tank weapons.
>The boards had to be capable of sustaining a 60g force.
>
Yes, some of the smart weapons being used in the Gulf do have 680x0s in them.
No, I won't name them.

Scott Carter - McDonnell Douglas Electronic Systems Company
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