Cheap Hubble telescope motherboard

Cpuswe

$179...

Would have easily gone over $200 on a NASA Hubble telescope motherboard (regardless if it where in space or not)

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debs3759 · Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 3:23 pm Post subject:

Nice board. I was watching that as well, took it off my watch list when I started thinking about selling chips I'd regret parting with.

metalmaker · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 161 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA

Hmmm? really from Hubble space telescope? HST = Hubble Space Telescope or something else? . I think NASA uses all sorts of stuff that makes it into the surplus market. I would not bid too much without more proof. At least he should have included the case in this auction - but the only part that actually says "NASA" is going to be listed later.

MM

CPUShack · Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:03 pm Post subject:

HST does use a 486 computer like that.
I would imagine this was a ground test version of that system. ad most of the parts are not hi-tolerance.

debs3759 · Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject:

It's not a high enough standard for NASA, IMO. What interested me was the number of interesting looking chips (which was also a reason for taking it off my watch list - I don't want to get into collecting things just for how they look). I wouldn't be surprised if we see a lot of those chips sold separately in the not too far future.

Hippo · Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 377

Being an Electronic Engineer I found that PCB very interesting. Its clearly a prototype or early revision board because of all the straps (link wires). They usually happen when some plod on the cad machine forgets to put a wire in. Its never the fault of the electronic engineer forgetting to put the wire on the schematic Embarassed

If I had $200+ spare I would have bought in it an instant. But my car needs fixing, the garden needs landscaping, the house needs decorating.. the list goes on.

I'm just glad I can afford to buy a few cheap chips here and there Laughing

chipcollector · Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 1681 Location: New England

I think there was an engineering sample 486 or military grade 486 on the board, and the seller replaced it with a regular version.

fRaSsL · Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Posts: 1570

Hehehe... thought the same but... hey... all those TTL logics are standard, none mil spec. I think this is a normal board for industrial use.

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