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TerraMex · 03-09-2003, 11:59 PM

>And thanks much for the 9800 pro link TerraMex.
>I'm going to wait to see the cards with the 256 of
>memory on the card. Doubling the ram and increasing
>the speed of it should offer a pretty strong boost. And
>the extra ram would be nice for when doing photo
>work.

No problem. Anandtech is one of my favourites.

Anyway, i dont think that having 256mb will happen very soon. Games barely use 128mb , and those that do are only a few. However, the increase of memory and core speed would (of course) give that extra boost that everybody wants.

>Certainly, the space shuttle orbiter design will be
>reviewed: it's now due for an update. This whole issue
>with the carbon-carbon leading edge parts, I mean, it's
>so fragile that if you kick it hard enough, the shuttle is
>unable to land! We're a long way from Star Trek...

Just a few remaks:

The current space shuttles are 25 years old (more or less) , and were scheduled to continue flight for another 25 years, due to the lack of funding to NASA.

Never the less, there were three "new" designs (one from the 70's) that needed testing and constructing , and space flight testing. They never really "took off" the model stage until recently.

I've seen a few buy adds on ebay, asking for 8088 for NASA, to replace old burnt components, dont know if they were true, but assuming they were, its pretty obvious whats wrong with the shuttles, old age. I've read about problems that pop up, then desappear, and come back again, and nobody know why. They cant really remodel the whole shuttle, it would imply several years of shipyard work and billions of dollars. They cant built new ones without support and the full testing of the current technologies... who havent been properly tested due to fund cuts. Its a no win situation that needs to be solved fast.

About the sturdiness of the shuttle, they're pretty strong. You forget that the tiles that compose the bottom can stop a bullet in its tracks. Its a dense ceramic. Even the metal side is made of titanium and composite materials, exceptionaly strong. The proof of this can be found on the NASA site, and the pictures of debris that hit the shuttle while on orbit, and those travel at the speed of the rotation of the earth (or more) wich is 1000 miles per hour (or more) . And they've been hit hundreds of time, and always came back.

If you were referring to the Columbia incident, sometimes , s*** happens. There wasnt much anyone could do. Same as Challenger. However, for what i've seen in the sensors PDF and a few other public documents, my guess goes to a failure in the joint of the left landing gear, and then failure (due to heat) of the hidraulic and then electrical failure. But thats just my guess.

03-09-2003, 11:59 PM	#84
TerraMex Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portugal, Europe Posts: 870	>And thanks much for the 9800 pro link TerraMex. >I'm going to wait to see the cards with the 256 of >memory on the card. Doubling the ram and increasing >the speed of it should offer a pretty strong boost. And >the extra ram would be nice for when doing photo >work. No problem. Anandtech is one of my favourites. Anyway, i dont think that having 256mb will happen very soon. Games barely use 128mb , and those that do are only a few. However, the increase of memory and core speed would (of course) give that extra boost that everybody wants. >Certainly, the space shuttle orbiter design will be >reviewed: it's now due for an update. This whole issue >with the carbon-carbon leading edge parts, I mean, it's >so fragile that if you kick it hard enough, the shuttle is >unable to land! We're a long way from Star Trek... Just a few remaks: The current space shuttles are 25 years old (more or less) , and were scheduled to continue flight for another 25 years, due to the lack of funding to NASA. Never the less, there were three "new" designs (one from the 70's) that needed testing and constructing , and space flight testing. They never really "took off" the model stage until recently. I've seen a few buy adds on ebay, asking for 8088 for NASA, to replace old burnt components, dont know if they were true, but assuming they were, its pretty obvious whats wrong with the shuttles, old age. I've read about problems that pop up, then desappear, and come back again, and nobody know why. They cant really remodel the whole shuttle, it would imply several years of shipyard work and billions of dollars. They cant built new ones without support and the full testing of the current technologies... who havent been properly tested due to fund cuts. Its a no win situation that needs to be solved fast. About the sturdiness of the shuttle, they're pretty strong. You forget that the tiles that compose the bottom can stop a bullet in its tracks. Its a dense ceramic. Even the metal side is made of titanium and composite materials, exceptionaly strong. The proof of this can be found on the NASA site, and the pictures of debris that hit the shuttle while on orbit, and those travel at the speed of the rotation of the earth (or more) wich is 1000 miles per hour (or more) . And they've been hit hundreds of time, and always came back. If you were referring to the Columbia incident, sometimes , s*** happens. There wasnt much anyone could do. Same as Challenger. However, for what i've seen in the sensors PDF and a few other public documents, my guess goes to a failure in the joint of the left landing gear, and then failure (due to heat) of the hidraulic and then electrical failure. But thats just my guess. __________________ "we need more cowbell."