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The Space Shuttle's onboard general-purpose computer system used for flight control and navigation.
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Placed in Hold: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
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- 4Hacker News·6/28/2026researchInside the Space Shuttle's I/O Processor Circuit Boards
This article examines circuit boards from the Space Shuttle's I/O Processor, which linked the shuttle's main computers to onboard systems and sensors. It explains the processor's unusual multi-threaded architecture, its network interface cards, and the microcode stored in fuse-based PROMs.