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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 3:00 am    Post subject: RAD6000 Reply with quote

I'm hoping to find one for my collection.
Anyone have one handy? Wink

Seriously though.
The RAD6000 is a 32bit 20MIPS RISC processor based on the PowerPCs predecessor (IBM RS6000).
It was released in 2000 and since 300 have been made. Of those 200 are still on Earth. the other 100 are in orbit or the moon or on Mars.

Both Mars rovers are powered by a RAD6000 w/ 128MB DRAM, 256MB Flash, and 3MB EEPROM

They are made by BAE Systems
http://www.iews.na.baesystems.com/space/rad6000/rad6000_sbsc.html

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:36 pm    Post subject: Re: RAD6000 Reply with quote

CPUShack wrote:
I'm hoping to find one for my collection.
Anyone have one handy? Wink


Better ask for two - I'll trade one later Smile

I found a PDF file that has additional information and a picture of the processor:

http://www.iews.na.baesystems.com/business/pdfs/02_d22_001.pdf

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yup I already have it Smile
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 3:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

CPUShack wrote:
yup I already have it Smile


Do you mean you already have the chip?

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 6:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

LOL I wish, I meant I already had the pdf Smile

I'll work on the chip.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 01, 2004 1:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A couple of days ago on Slashdot I saw a link to an article about Mars rover:

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/mer_computer_040128.html

This article talks a bit about RAD6000 processor.

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