From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c79f3b963251b5a8 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: waltera@logica.com (Andy Walter) Subject: Re: Ada Success Story Date: 1997/03/04 Message-ID: <331c349d.21138215@news>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 223011003 References: <97030217550301@psavax.pwfl.com> <5fgu1f$hho@gcsin3.geccs.gecm.com> Organization: Logica UK Ltd Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-03-04T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Mark Bennison wrote: >"Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93" wrote: > > > >> The 1750 is truly an old machine, but it's about the only thing >> available for deep space environments. It's really tough to work >> within its memory and speed limitations. If anybody knows of a >> more advanced, faster processor that is suitable for deep space >> that doesn't cost six figures a pop and has some proven track >> record, I'd *really* like to hear about it! > >I did some consultancy work for the Ariane rocket programme ( no, it >wasn't my fault ;-) where I was informed that there is a rad-hard version >of the SPARC architecture available ( by a Dutch company I seem to recall >). However, I couldn't glean any more information and the price may well >be six figures.... > A SPARC based chipset has been developed as part of a European Space Agency programme by TEMIC/MHS of France. However, it is *rad-tolerant* rather than rad-hard. I am not an expert on this, so can not say precisely what the difference is. For further information including contact details, a home page exists at: http://www.estec.esa.nl/wsmwww/erc32/ Andy Walter Logica UK Ltd - Space Division e-mail: waltera@logica.com phone: +44 171 446 4344 Normal bit about views not being my employers . . . etc