RE: [OT] IT in 'The Martian'

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_hardening I'd guess that modern CPUs are too ephemeral to be considered for radiation hardening. (A different model of the family comes out every year) On 7 Jan. 2017 8:32 pm, "Ken Schaefer" wrote: > In what way are they not

RE: [OT] IT in 'The Martian'

In what way are they not "off the shelf"? The internal circuitry and firmware's the same, isn't it? Maybe the form factor might be different (shielding, cooling etc.) http://www.zdnet.com/article/why-todays-spacecraft-still-run-on-1990s-processors/ Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: