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A 1977 Time Capsule, Voyager 1 runs on 69 KB of memory and an 8-track tape recorder [View all]
https://techfixated.com/a-1977-time-capsule-voyager-1-runs-on-69-kb-of-memory-and-an-8-track-tape-recorder-4/
48 years from launch, 15 billion miles away, 38,000 mph.
It is the farthest human-made object in the universe.
It is sending back scientific data that no other instrument in existence can collect.
And it is doing all of this on 69 kilobytes of memory and an 8-track tape recorder.
The phone in your pocket has roughly one million times more memory than the computer running Voyager 1.
It is sending back scientific data that no other instrument in existence can collect.
And it is doing all of this on 69 kilobytes of memory and an 8-track tape recorder.
The phone in your pocket has roughly one million times more memory than the computer running Voyager 1.
Lots more incredible details at the link.
It still has the "golden record" (OK, gold-plated copper)
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/voyager-golden-record-overview/
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