Re: NASA suffers from windows...

In news:znu-9D3321.23383127072005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
ZnU <znu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
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> This brings up an interesting question. Can you use a laptop with a
> sudden motion sensor in orbit? Or does it detect freefall, decide it's
> being dropped, and park the drive heads?

someone needs to brush up on their basic physics.


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