Quote Originally Posted by Rainbow Dash View Post
Yeah man because giving scientists the THINGS THEY NEED to advance our race is a fucking crazy idea.

Also regarding shuttle computers.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sh...computers.html
Note how they use normal, modern laptops once they get into space? Also note how they obviously had to survive launch and re-entry to be any use.

It's not hard to make a computer that will stand up to a little bit of tossing about, look at the Toshiba Toughbooks or any custom-built LAN case built with hardware integrity in mind. I've seen people suspend HDD's in mid air using high tension rubber-bands so they absorb some vibration and everything.

Hell, I could build you something that would work. Just give me some Intel SSD's to put in a RAID-60 array for redundancy and performance as well as passive cooling for all the components. Put them in a box with some fans on the front and back and bam, you've got yourself something that can stand up to "intense vibrations".