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# A SIM card is probably more powerful than the Apollo on-board computer

They certainly have more storage: the AGC had just 4K of RAM!
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Tue 10 Feb 2015, 12:01, archived)
# The Apollo missions get more awesome with each piece of new information! 4k?!!
(I helped save b3ta! Jabberwoc misses D.R. and Quinch, Tue 10 Feb 2015, 15:50, archived)
# The Byte to Weight ratio was also pretty high
Those computers were huge.

ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/vs-mit-apollo-guidance.html


It is also the tech they are made from is amazing... rope core memory!
(I helped save b3ta! Batter Pudding Hurler is a figment of your imagination, Tue 10 Feb 2015, 18:00, archived)