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To: Tony Viola who wrote (98323)2/5/2000 9:41:00 PM
From: steve harris  Read Replies (1) of 186894
 
fwiw,

hq.nasa.gov

These aren't the mainframes on the ground though.

Computers in Spaceflight

The NASA Experience

Part I : Manned Spacecraft Computers

Introduction to Part One.

- Chapter One -
- The Gemini Digital Computer: First Machine in Orbit -

The Gemini Digital Computer: First Machine in Orbit.
Hardware.
Software.
Crew interfaces to the Gemini digital computer.
The impact of the digital computer.


- Chapter Two -
- Computers On Board The Apollo Spacecraft -


The need for an on-board computer.
MIT chosen as hardware and software contractor.
The Apollo computer systems.
Evolution of the hardware: Old technology versus new block I and Block I designs.
The Apollo guidance computer: Hardware.
The Apollo guidance computer: Software.
Using the AGC.
The abort guidance system.
Lessons.

- Chapter Three -

- The Skylab Computer System -


The Skylab Computer System.
Hardware.
Software.
User Interfaces.
The Reactivation Process.
Conclusions.

- Chapter Four -
- Computers in the Space Shuttle Avionics System -


Computers in the Space Shuttle Avionics System.
Evolution of the shuttle computer system.
The DPS hardware configuration.
Computer synchronization and redundancy management.
Developing software for the space shuttle.
Using the Shuttle DPS.
The Space shuttle main engine controllers.
The future of the shuttle's computers.
Conclusion.
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