Subj : Re: Kerosene Engines
To   : mark lewis
From : Vadik Akimoff
Date : Thu Aug 10 2000 04:38 am

Hello.

In a message of 14 Sep 36 mark lewis wrote to me:

 CR>>>  Spacecraft computers are always several years behind
 CR>>> the commercial market, the Shuttle is currently over
 CR>>> 10 years behind.   The ISS (International Space Station)
 CR>>> I think uses  486  architecture.

 VA>> I think 486 architecture isn't a good idea. 486 processor
 VA>> itself is rather monstrous & not very effective, with
 VA>> very high power consumption... Not for spacecrafts...

 ml> you're thinking of how they were in the past... these chips are still
 ml> being made today but now may also be found in a CMOS manufacture format
 ml> that uses very little power...

CMOS is good, when it doesn't switch at 100mhz and more with a millions of
gates at the same crystal...

But my main idea - *x86* architecture is old and not for high-speed
processors. Best solution - RISC...



Bye...

 
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