3 Jun
2009
3 Jun
'09
3:32 a.m.
Another successful launch from Vandenberg AFB.
Vintage hardware is still alive and kickin' !
My buddy there tells me the contract for the TIPS facility has been
renewed at USAF Western Missile & Space center
With many more launches to come.
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/105054/delta-ii-launc…
"TIPS consists of two systems of the CDC Cyber 840 computers, 21 systems
of the SEL 32/55 and 32/75A computers, and various peripheral and
supporting equipment on 2 acres of floor space."
http://www2.applegate.org/~ragooman/computers_mini_gallery_tips.html
I wonder what other vintage hardware is still in operation -- museum
collections don't count :)
=Dan
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