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New Glenn@taiwan_girl said in New Glenn:
the computer power in the Apollo
The computing power of the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) used in the Apollo capsules can be described as follows:
- CPU: The AGC had a single 2.048 MHz (some sources cite 1.024 MHz due to the clock being divided by 2) RTL (Resistor-Transistor Logic) processor.
Memory: - ROM: It had 36 kilowords (about 72 KB) of core rope memory, which was non-volatile and used for storing the program code.
- RAM: There was 2 kilowords (about 4 KB) of magnetic-core memory for data storage.
- Word Size: The AGC used 16-bit words.
- Instructions: It had around 90 basic instructions.
- Performance: The speed was quite limited by today's standards; it could perform around 40,000 additions or 8,000 multiplications per second.
- Software: The software was written in assembly language, using a unique system called "Interpretive" for higher-level operations, which made the limited hardware more efficient by running compiled code.
To give a modern comparison, the Apollo Guidance Computer was roughly equivalent in processing power to the first generation of home computers in the late 1970s or early 1980s, like the Commodore 64, but with much less memory and without the benefit of modern microprocessor advancements. It was, however, incredibly advanced for its time given its reliability and role in space missions.
This computing power was sufficient to navigate to the Moon, perform mid-course corrections, and manage the lunar module's descent and ascent, all while being robust enough to handle the harsh environment of space travel.
- CPU: The AGC had a single 2.048 MHz (some sources cite 1.024 MHz due to the clock being divided by 2) RTL (Resistor-Transistor Logic) processor.
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SCOTUS: Thompson v. United States@jon-nyc said in SCOTUS: Thompson v. United States:
Apparently there was discussion about whether ‘false in context’ is a third thing (between false and misleading), and whether there’s any difference between ‘false in context’ and ‘misleading’.
Exactly. In the cookie example, which is a simplified take on the question, the kid's answer was "false in context." Thompson's lawyer says that, from a legal perspective, it's not.
‘Some guy?’
That was the nephew and grandson of the Mayors Daley.
I really haven't followed the Daley dynasty ever since I moved to the 'burbs.
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RIP David Lynch@Doctor-Phibes said in RIP David Lynch:
@Aqua-Letifer said in RIP David Lynch:
not personally familiar with Frisell; great thing to look up over the weekend!
He's definitely worth spending some time with - I discovered him a few years back. There's quite a bit on YT that's worth a watch. He has a much more thoughtful and melodic approach to guitar improv than is typically the case.
This isn't a jazz gateway drug, though, is it? Because I'm going to level with you, I already hang out with a rabbit, read poetry and play D&D on the weekends, my social credit can't really take another hit. I'm at rock bottom here.
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More Pardons Coming@jon-nyc said in More Pardons Coming:
It could be that Obama was more targeted. I remember there was concern about sentencing disparities between
black drug userscrack cocaine andwhitethe powdery kind, for example. Maybe he target those things. I’m too lazy to look it up.It’s likely just new cases that popped up over the last 4 years. 2500 isn’t a lot spread out over 50 states and 4 years.
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Making Designs in Rice Fields
