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Thanks for your answer, in the book it's stated that the astronauts had their own laptops, I assumed that they were all the same model issued by NASA (everything else is interchangeable and standardised).– MottiCommented Jul 30, 2015 at 13:57
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5Note that militarized laptops have greater temperature tolerances (for example lenovo.com/news/us/en/2009/02/rugged_computing.html). It's possible that the NASA laptops have even greater tolerances, but Watney's first laptop was a lemon.– Doug BCommented Jul 30, 2015 at 14:45
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Some OLED displays can operate down to -40°C.– Mr. MascaroCommented Jul 30, 2015 at 18:20
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2@Motti Yes. I mentioned in the question storage temperature is lower than the operating temperature. I am going to read the book to see if I can improve this answer, just in the middle of Xeelee at the moment though.– DreamwalkerCommented Sep 9, 2015 at 7:46
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4Pressure matters, not just temperature. Water will boil at 1C if the pressure is low enough, as it is on Mars.– ShamshielCommented Oct 1, 2015 at 19:44
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