The Perseverance rover uses the same processor as the 1998 iMac G3

The source spoke about the processor that serves as the basis for the on-board computers installed on the Perseverance rover. In fact, this is the same processor that was used in the 1998 Apple iMac G3.

The Perseverance rover uses the same processor as the 1998 iMac G3

More precisely, a special version of the PowerPC 750 processor, manufactured by BAE Systems for almost two decades. It is protected from radiation and is called RAD750.

A single-core processor, operating at a frequency of 110-200 MHz, is manufactured at 250 or 150 nm, operates in a wide temperature range and is afraid of ionizing radiation. It is the basis of the single-board computer of the same name. Various versions of this computer are successfully used in numerous spacecraft, including, by the way, the previous rover – Curiosity.

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