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From: jl3j+@andrew.cmu.edu (John Robert Leavitt)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Core memory
Message-ID: <cWuK=ty00VQa4NJ2dc@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 24 Jul 88 04:09:29 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon
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It is my understanding that originally the shuttle used core memory (skylab,
et al. did...), in part due to staticity and in part due to design and
software design.  The shuttle's software and computers weren't designed
while roms, proms, eproms, drams, etc. existed and therefore couldn't use
them without major revisions.  I belive that now they use ROMs, however
('course I could be wrong...).





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