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- From: prb@access.digex.com (Pat)
- Subject: Re: What kind of computers are in the shuttle?
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- Organization: UDSI
- References: <1992Nov17.015422.6155@engage.pko.dec.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 05:08:49 GMT
- Lines: 12
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- In article <1992Nov17.015422.6155@engage.pko.dec.com> moroney@ramblr.enet.dec.com writes:
- >In article <18741@ksr.com>, jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods) writes...
- >>Rad-hard SRAM, 50 bits of ECC for each 32 bits of memory, *and* a background
- >>scrub cycle every two seconds. They didn't buy this at "BACK OF THE TRUCK
- >>PEECEES, LIMITED", nosir!
- >
- >Interesting. Would you happen to know how many errors this memory can detect
- >and correct?
- >
- >-Mike
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- Gut feel, 12 bits and detect errors to 16 bits. that may be a little optimistic..i just dont have the formulas handy.
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