Re: as they say on "Antiques Road Show", WOW

On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:30:24 GMT, "Sam Gillett"
<samgillettnospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


"MagerValp" <MagerValp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote ...

"SG" == Sam Gillett <samgillettnospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

SG> Someone once provided "proof" that NASA used a C64 in a space
SG> probe. However, I am not sure that the proof was valid, and not a
SG> forgery.
while I agree that it is doubtful that C64's were *used* in space
probes,
NASA apparently did use them, when I was in high school a friend had a
chance to go to Huntsville space camp, there were large #'s of 64's
and pets there donated by Commodore, one of the instructors commented
that they were the same machines that NASA had in their crew
recreation areas.

.

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