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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AkaSci@fosstodon.org ("AkaSci 🛰️") wrote:
Let's ponder for a moment that the computing resources on the Voyager spacecraft are from the 1960s, with clock speeds measured in KHz and RAM in kbytes, running hand-crafted software, crammed into 4K of 18-bit wide plated-wire memory (similar to but better than core mem).
The custom-designed hardware and (upgraded) software are still functioning after 46 years in space.
https://history.nasa.gov/computers/Ch6-2.html
https://www.technikum29.de/en/devices/plated-wire-storage.php
#Voyager #Space #Science #Computers
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