Hi Jacob, Yeah, there is quite a bit of debate about that, but to be fair to the Apollo 11's computer it was sufficient enough for the job. I believe it was a 2.4 MHZ processor which sounds really lame today, but it didn't have to handle 3d graphics or a lot of the other crap our computers have to do today. The onboard computer mainly had to do scientific calculations, run the life support, and could display the output on screen in text readouts. So while it is true your smart phone etc is superior in every way to the Apollo's computer, but the Apollo 11's computer worked for what they needed it to do which is all that mattered.
Cheers! On 8/7/13, Jacob Kruger <[email protected]> wrote: > The old joke reminder about computer evolution is they've said in past that > > the original computing power made use of to handle apollo11's moon landing > process was less than your average scientific calculator has in it > nowadays - imagine how a smart phone/PDA compares then..? > > <smile> > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
