{"id":29003,"date":"2012-08-08T13:53:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T19:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/08\/i-am-curious-cpu.html"},"modified":"2012-08-14T09:26:17","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T15:26:17","slug":"i-am-curious-cpu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/08\/i-am-curious-cpu.html","title":{"rendered":"I am Curious (CPU)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What kind of computer is aboard the <i>Curiosity?<\/i> \u00a0Looks to be hardened IBM PowerPC 750 with 256Mb of RAM and 2Gb of flash storage. Not exactly a gaming rig.<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n<p style='margin-bottom:5px;'><strong>Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comparison_of_embedded_computer_systems_on_board_the_Mars_rovers'>Comparison of embedded computer systems on board the Mars rovers &#8211; Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe 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&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'> <strong>Google+:<\/strong> <a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/URB4VNggXwP' target='_new'>View post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What kind of computer is aboard the Curiosity? \u00a0Looks to be hardened IBM PowerPC 750 with 256Mb of RAM and 2Gb of flash storage. Not exactly a gaming rig. 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