In article , Ron
Larham wrote:
"AndyK" wrote in message
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"Vance Roos" wrote in message...
FROM THE ECONOMIST (see extract below).

Is it really true or even almost true when the article states this?

"in one of the most remarkable feats in the history of computer
science, Galileo's operators completely reprogrammed the craft's
computers to take advantage of modern data-compression methods."

I don't know what was involved but if anyone has any views they
would
be interesting to hear.

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Hi Vance,

Well The Economist's writers really know a lot about computers, don't
they?
:-) Journalists do this sort of sensationalisation out of habit
probably -
can you imagine what talking to one of them away from their work
would be
like?

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