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Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-67) Flown Payload and General Support Laptop Computer (PGSC) Manufactured by GRID/ SA...
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One of the very first laptop computers, flown on a Shuttle mission
Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-67) Flown
Payload and General Support Laptop Computer (PGSC) Manufactured by
GRID/ SAI Technology, with Original Carrying Case and NASA
Documentation. A large (by today's standards) GRID laptop
computer, 15" x 11" x 2" (closed) with a 9" diagonal screen and a
single 3.5" floppy drive installed. On top is a label reading
giving the part number (PGSC-715) and serial number (S/N
1012). Included is the original padded NASA carrying bag
with a sewn-on label: "NASA Payload & General Support Computer PGSC
Carrying Case. S/N 1012." Also included are copies of its origin in
a 2002 GSA auction as well as documentation from NASA that it flew
on STS-67 in 1995. The Payload and General Support Computer (PGSC)
is a service used to support Shuttle and Payload on-orbit
operations. The primary functions are command and display of
non-critical payloads and additional crew information services. An
excellent acquisition for the Space or Technology historian. A
great item for display. Not tested. Appears fine. From The
Howard Weinberger Collection.Plaque from an apparently identical model at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville: "The GRiD computer is the first 'clamshell' design laptop computer. The Payload General Support Computer (PGSC) is a GRiD model 1530 with GRiD MS-DOS and an electroluminescent flat panel display driven by color graphics adapter (CGA)."
Auction Info
2021 November 12 - 13 Space Exploration Signature® Auction #6244 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2021
12th-13th
Friday-Saturday
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