[Nottingham] ShefLug: Linux in Space

[.waffle]

I know someone who works for Boeing in LA, who used to work for NASA. She
said that all the processors on board are 486's and will never be higher, as
they use far less power, produce far less heat, and best of all, give them a
reason not to run Windows ;)

.waffle

Roger Light wrote:
| Dear all,
|
| ShefLuf have just sent me a flier about a meeting they are holding on
Thursday
| the 2nd of October.
|
| "Prof Pat Stakem from NASA will be here in Sheffield on the 2nd of October
to
| give a talk about his life and work as a space engineer and rocket
scientist.
| He will also discuss the use of computers in space. Where it started and
where
| it's going to.
|
| GNU/Linux in several different forms has been used on the International
Space
| Station. It also forms part of his Flight Linux project..."
|
| Admission is free, but they do suggest it would be a good idea to arrive
by
| 6.30pm at the latest.
|
| For more information, I have put the original flier at
| http://nottingham.lug.org.uk/linux_in_space_oct2003.pdf and the URL given
in
| the flier is http://www.sheflug.co.uk/meeting.html , but that doesn't seem
to
| have been updated yet...
|
| Anybody interested?
|
| Cheers,
|
| Roger
|
|
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