AmigaOne X1000: best potential mini-space shuttle controller?

[Kesa]

Although the subject matter of the thread is clearly entertainment, you seemingly haven't heard that almost all mission critical systems, particularly on spacefaring hardware is way, way lower spec than anything you'd get in a consumer device, right?

What matters for these applications is robustness rather than speed. For example, the Mars rovers use PPC based processors that run at only ~33MHz that were made when desktop machines were in the high hundreds. However, unlike your current 2-4GHz processor, these devices will withstand radiation levels that would literally kill you within minutes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_RAD6000

So, as it happens, the PPC architecture is already familiar territory for this sort of application.

It says 20Mhz and not 33Mhz depending on what link you look at.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_embedded_computer_systems_on_board_the_Mars_rovers

Anyway I'm guessing robustness is only a part of it. They would also be interested in power conservation over performance as they rely on power from the sun to charge their batteries.

[Kesa]

Hi,

@Karlos,

"these devices will withstand radiation levels that would literally kill you within minutes:"

Hey Karlos, could you check that out and do a timing survey, so we would really know how much time would go by before you expire.

Uhhhh! on second thought, don't do that, I wouldn't have any one to bust, send Kesa instead.

smerf

Naw, I have a few people I know on here but wont say their names that I would volunteer, Kesa is pretty much harmless but I have some traitors and trolls in mind.

 

[Kesa]

Military Spec, I *knew* it! Well I'm sure the PA6 is that, since it was used by the military, so that shouldn't be a problem. And since the Xorro and Xena are XuperDuper, it should be clear that the X1000 is up for the job!

Idiot. You missed the obvious. It's not military spec, it's NASA Spec!

Too bad Doomys not here...

Ahhh, i can just imagine the fantasies i can create while using my new X1000: "It's got a NASA Spec Xena chip ..."  :rolleyes: