Progress ....

[Paul]

Got this tonight .......

In 1969 it took 67.5 Kilobytes of storage capacity, 3.75 kilobytes of memory, and a 43KHz processor to put a man on the moon. :cool:

In 2006 it takes 1048576 Kilobytes of storage capacity, 524288 Kilobytes of memory, and a 1500000 KHz processor to write a letter. :dozey:

:erm: :D

[bopdude]

Got this tonight .......

In 1969 it took 67.5 Kilobytes of storage capacity, 3.75 kilobytes of memory, and a 43KHz processor to put a man on the moon. :cool:

In 2006 it takes 1048576 Kilobytes of storage capacity, 524288 Kilobytes of memory, and a 1500000 KHz processor to write a letter. :dozey:

:erm: :D

One GIANT step for mankind


















Backwards :shrug: does make you wonder though, if all it took back then were those specs, how the hell did it work......................or did it ;)

[AndrewJ]

All worked thanks to a biro pen....





Seriously!

[bopdude]

All worked thanks to a biro pen....





Seriously!

Link ?????

[Druchii]

Got this tonight .......

In 1969 it took 67.5 Kilobytes of storage capacity, 3.75 kilobytes of memory, and a 43KHz processor to put a man on the moon. :cool:

In 2006 it takes 1048576 Kilobytes of storage capacity, 524288 Kilobytes of memory, and a 1500000 KHz processor to write a letter. :dozey:

:erm: :D
Thats a very good point...

*wrecks post with worthless debate*
But did man really get to the moon?

[punky]

Link ?????

I think from memory a circuit breaker broke on Apollo 11, so they stuck a biro in there to short it so the control panel would work.

Another fact... Apparently, NASA spent millions of dollars engineering a pen that would work in zero gravity. The Russians just used a pencil.

Edit: Link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11) about Apollo 11...
While moving in the cabin Aldrin accidentally broke the circuit breaker that armed the main engine for lift off from the moon. There was initial concern this would prevent firing the engine, which would strand them on the moon. Fortunately a felt-tip pen was sufficient to activate the switch.[11] Had this not worked, the Lunar Module circuitry could have been reconfigured to allow firing the ascent engine.

[Hugh]

Space Pen / Pencil myth debunked http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp

[bmxbandit]

Got this tonight .......

In 1969 it took 67.5 Kilobytes of storage capacity, 3.75 kilobytes of memory, and a 43KHz processor to put a man on the moon. :cool:

In 2006 it takes 1048576 Kilobytes of storage capacity, 524288 Kilobytes of memory, and a 1500000 KHz processor to write a letter. :dozey:

:erm: :D
to be fair, formatting and writing a letter is a far more complex task... and the equivalent circuitry for the moon landings equipment could probably be put on a single die now! that's progress :)

[Stuart]

to be fair, formatting and writing a letter is a far more complex task...
To be fair, Wordstar did all that (and more) and still fitted on a 160K floppy, and 256K ram.

and the equivalent circuitry for the moon landings equipment could probably be put on a single die now! that's progress :)


True... Most mobile phones have greater power than that, and the actual processing circuitry and memory is on one or two chips.

[punky]

Space Pen / Pencil myth debunked http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp

Cheers for that :tu:

[danielf]

Relatedly. Due to the advance of technology, people are listening to mp3's whith crappy bitrates. CDs are far better quality...

[Jules]

Isn't progress wonderful :D

[bopdude]

Isn't progress wonderful :D

When it works like it should :(