Re: How many Apple II units are in Earth's orbit ???

[Charles Richmond <richmond@plano.net>]

Paul Eisner wrote:
> 
> I heard that NASA still uses Apple II units in satellites and the
> Hubble telescope.Is that true or did they always use TRS-80 systems ?
>
Actually, there have been experiments on the space shuttle that were
run by Apple II computers. For this use, the Apple II circuit board
had to be covered front and back with a thin layer of clear plastic...
to keep any stray floating bits of metal from shorting components.

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