What was the backup computer onboard the LEM?
An HP-65 programmable calculator.
Instruction Set: Approximately 20 instructions; 100 noun-verb pairs, data up to triple-precision Word Length: 16 bits (14 bits + sign + parity) Memory: ROM (rope core) 36K words; RAM (core) 2K words Disk: None I/O: DSKY (two per spacecraft) Performance: approx. Add time - 20s Basic machine cycle: 2.048 MHz Technology: RTL bipolar logic (flat pack) Size: AGC - 24" x 12.5" x 6" (HWD); DSKY - 8" x 8" x 7" (HWD) Weight: AGC - 70 lbs; DSKY - 17.5 lbs Number produced: AGC - 75; DSKY: 138 Cost: Unknown. Power consumption: Operating: 70W @ 28VDC; Standby 15.0 watts
437. How do I wash a feather comforter?
[n0b0dy/2006-08-13]
429. why does my 802.11g network seem to die around Uniden 2.4ghz phones?
[jake/2006-05-19]
419. What is december 25th or christmas for jewish people in america?
[jake/2004-12-26]
417. What is the slashdot amnesia phenomenon?
[jake/2004-10-29]
400. How can I change which port sshd listens on in Mac OS X 10.3 Panther? (hint: not in sshd_config)
[leif/2004-01-24]
392. They're funding the Selective Service again! Am I gonna get drafted?
[overcode/2003-11-08]
( strick/2003-11-15 )
360. How can I keep my Alcohol-Laced Yak Beverage cold on a hot, sunny day?
[goodwill/2003-06-02]
359. Is Larry Wall on crack?
[strick/2003-04-10]
343. How can I patch my in kernel PCMCIA orinoco drivers so that I may change my MAC address/enter MonMode? (and use kismet, airsnort and the like...)
[jake/2002-12-19]
342. Where is a good place to learn about secure programming (or how not to get laughed at)
[jake/2002-12-19]
320. why wont my indy receive a kernel via tftp?
[jesse/2002-08-10]
315. How the do you crack (802.11b) WEP keys in linux? (and other havoc)
[jake/2003-01-07]
314. How can you talk to deaf people on the phone? (Thanks Mr. Jeff Young)
[jake/2002-05-11]
305. Why was strick's workstation at Versant named GWARN?
[strick/2002-01-23]
298. what is the equivalent to strace on openBSD?
[jesse/2001-12-28]
289. How do I install a CPAN module in Perl?
[rupe/2001-11-21]
247. what must be done to make javax.comm work with devFS?
[jesse/2001-06-09]
226. How do you eat vegetarian in central Texas?
[combee/2005-04-08]
221. Where can I find information about odd places in San Francisco?
[rupe/2001-06-04]
169. Where does The YAK go out to eat?
[strick/2001-04-24]
( combee/2001-05-29 )
162. What Internet drafts are in the RFC queue currently?
[rupe/2001-01-09]
108. How can i get custom ring tones onto my cell phone?
[jesse/2000-07-09]
93. Where can I find a GPLed Z80 assembler / disassembler for Linux and DOS?
[rupe/2000-05-11]
92. How many characters wide is the display on a Nokia 5190?
[rupe/2000-05-10]
72. What happens when you smoke weed every day for a year and then quit cold turkey.
[vonguard/2000-04-04]
61. Where is strick?
[strick/2001-05-30]
50. If the mass number of an isotope is much greater than twice the atomic number, what type of radioactive decay might you expect?
[kurt/2000-02-06]
40. What's the funniest comic on the net?
[strick/2000-02-02]
( strick/2001-06-11 robey/2001-06-08 strick/2000-10-30 )
25. What does CLEC stand for in the telco business?
[simon/2000-01-22]
( jesse/2000-11-22 )
8. Does strick have a home page?
[strick/2000-01-19]