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2026-06-28 16:25:31 UTC

Ken Shirriff on Nostr: The Space Shuttle had five general-purpose computers that controlled, monitored, and ...

The Space Shuttle had five general-purpose computers that controlled, monitored, and navigated the Shuttle. Each computer consisted of two boxes: the CPU (right) and the I/O Processor (IOP, left). The IOP connected the computer to 24 high-speed networks. Let's look at two boards from the IOP... 1/N