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English: The NASA Space Shuttle General Purpose Computer (GPC) IBM AP-101S , 1991.
"At 64 pounds, the shuttle's general purpose computers are heavier than several modern desktop machines combined. However, they can operate for years without failing, a reliability mark that is no accident. Engineers spend months making sure any change to a computer or its software is tested repeatedly."
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caption: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/flyout/flyfeature_shuttlecomputers.html

image: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/462625main_GPC_gpcwithreplacedgpc.jpg
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28 June 2010