Perhaps some of the confusion comes from stories at the time that shuttle crews ...

russell on July 9, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why shuttle Atlantis will not be left attached to ...

Perhaps some of the confusion comes from stories at the time that shuttle crews started carrying 486 (IIRC) laptops to "augment" the guidance computers. I dont think they were used in flight control, more likely for other routine tasks.