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From a screen recording I took: http://i.imgur.com/C5Y6P.jpg http://i.imgur.com/C5Y6P.jpg I actually shed a tear. That was beautiful. Edit: Raw images being p

From a screen recording I took: http://i.imgur.com/C5Y6P.jpg http://i.imgur.com/C5Y6P.jpg I actually shed a tear. That was beautiful. Edit: Raw images being put on Twitter by NASA: http://p.twimg.com/Azl6LRUCMAAU1GK.jpg:large http://p.twimg.com/Azl6LRUCMAAU1GK.jpg:large http://p.twimg.com/Azl9hyXCEAE5_Hw.jpg:large http://p.twimg.com/Azl9hyXCEAE5_Hw.jpg:large http://p.twimg.com/Azl7LXOCUAAJT5z.jpg:large http://p.twimg.com/Azl7LXOCUAAJT5z.jpg:large

damncabbage 14y ago
Is that... a Tcl/Tk app being run in GNOME?
- hartror 14y ago
  That was my thought as well as I was watching the coverage. Not surprising given there are a lot of old school engineers at NASA/JPL.
  - mbell 14y ago
    Here is the answer, it was written quite a while ago judging by the missions it has been used on: http://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/5697 http://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/5697
- mbell 14y ago
  Pretty sure the GUI toolkit is Motif, window borders do look like gnome though.
- raverbashing 14y ago
  Maybe the legendary Xv they used on Sojourney? (by the photo looks like something like it, stil...)
  - duskwuff 14y ago
    Photo says it's xvd. Some sort of custom tool: http://www-mipl.jpl.nasa.gov/vicar/vicar300/html/vichelp/xvd.html http://www-mipl.jpl.nasa.gov/vicar/vicar300/html/vichelp/xvd...
- sagarun 14y ago
  Yes GNOME with metacity window manager https://twitter.com/jdub/status/232350347404918784 https://twitter.com/jdub/status/232350347404918784
- sliverstorm 14y ago
  Hey, if it does the job... The CPU on the Rover is from 2001. Everything has to work, so I rarely begrudge them somewhat dated tech.
  - damncabbage 14y ago
    I'm not begrudging anything, I'm just surprised I could recognize any of what they're using. :)
- davidw 14y ago
  Here's the article about Tcl and Pathfinder: http://wfr.tcl.tk/fichiers/pub/Tcl_on_Pathfinder.pdf http://wfr.tcl.tk/fichiers/pub/Tcl_on_Pathfinder.pdf
lightcatcher 14y ago
After loving the emotional response from the team, I actually opened one of these images in my browser and it hit me: there are bits in the memory of my computer right now that are a function of bits on Mars.
- mattbanner 14y ago
  More news Here: http://goo.gl/325Mu http://goo.gl/325Mu

damncabbage 14y ago

Is that... a Tcl/Tk app being run in GNOME?

hartror 14y ago
That was my thought as well as I was watching the coverage. Not surprising given there are a lot of old school engineers at NASA/JPL.
- mbell 14y ago
  Here is the answer, it was written quite a while ago judging by the missions it has been used on: http://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/5697 http://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/5697
mbell 14y ago
Pretty sure the GUI toolkit is Motif, window borders do look like gnome though.
raverbashing 14y ago
Maybe the legendary Xv they used on Sojourney? (by the photo looks like something like it, stil...)
- duskwuff 14y ago
  Photo says it's xvd. Some sort of custom tool: http://www-mipl.jpl.nasa.gov/vicar/vicar300/html/vichelp/xvd.html http://www-mipl.jpl.nasa.gov/vicar/vicar300/html/vichelp/xvd...
sagarun 14y ago
Yes GNOME with metacity window manager https://twitter.com/jdub/status/232350347404918784 https://twitter.com/jdub/status/232350347404918784
sliverstorm 14y ago
Hey, if it does the job... The CPU on the Rover is from 2001. Everything has to work, so I rarely begrudge them somewhat dated tech.
- damncabbage 14y ago
  I'm not begrudging anything, I'm just surprised I could recognize any of what they're using. :)
davidw 14y ago
Here's the article about Tcl and Pathfinder: http://wfr.tcl.tk/fichiers/pub/Tcl_on_Pathfinder.pdf http://wfr.tcl.tk/fichiers/pub/Tcl_on_Pathfinder.pdf

lightcatcher 14y ago

After loving the emotional response from the team, I actually opened one of these images in my browser and it hit me: there are bits in the memory of my computer right now that are a function of bits on Mars.

mattbanner 14y ago
More news Here: http://goo.gl/325Mu http://goo.gl/325Mu