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 CA> sites agreeing that the Columbia was, in fact, using the 8086
 CA> CPU and - get this - 400k _total_ program code. Honest! The
 CA> four main computers were sync'g using software and not hardware
 CA> (how smart!). No info on the fifth backup computer but it was
 CA> setup using different software than the other four and I
 CA> suspect was equipped with the earlier 1805 CPU?

The spacecraft's computer is that old because of the quality assurance
testing.  They took many years of testing and fail-safe checking that system
to make sure of the safety measures before taking that craft to space.

Do you like the risk of putting a non-tested WindowsXP system with
Pentium IV computer installed on the new space mission?



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