On 2015-09-05 09:29 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
>
> I'm typing this on my first notebook. I bought it in 1999. …
Compare this with the hardware spec of the Amazon Dash button, a
single-purpose device used for ordering things you're running low on
from Amazon Prime:
* 120 MHz 32-bit micro-controller with 128 KB RAM and 1 MB
program data storage
* additional 16 MB of non-volatile storage
* 24-bit digital audio microphone/sampler with a flat response
from 60 Hz - 15 kHz
* 802.11n wifi module
I think they're about $10 … that's a lot of processing power spent just
on ordering one brand of laundry detergent.
cheers,
Stewart
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