What kind of computer is aboard the Curiosity? Looks to be hardened IBM PowerPC 750 with 256Mb of RAM and 2Gb of flash storage. Not exactly a gaming rig.
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The embedded computer systems on board the Mars rovers sent by NASA must withstand the high radiation levels and large temperature changes in space. For this reason their computational resources are l…
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Aww…I'd hoped it would be up there playing Doom with Spirit and Opportunity.
+Kingsley Lintz, OS aside (!), I played Doom (back in the day) on computers with much lower specs than they have.
Another article on the Curiosity CPUS.: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57491281-76/slow-but-rugged-curiositys-computer-was-built-for-mars/