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Submission + - SPAM: Does my key fob have more computing power than the Lunar lander?

Submitted by jammcq on Monday December 15, 2025 @04:40PM

jammcq writes: When people talk about the power of their computers, we've heard all kinds of claims:

I have more power on my desktop computer than the Apollo had to put a man on the moon
The phone in my pocket has more power than the Apollo space program had
I have more power on my wrist watch than the lunar lander
And the latest one: I have more power in my key fob than the Apollo capsule had

Are any of these true?

In this episode, we break it down and enjoy a bit of computing history along the way.
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Comment Diskless clients (Score 1) 80

by jammcq on Monday June 21, 1999 @09:07AM (#1842032) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Linux Diskless Clients?

Checkout our website at www.dresults.com,
we are selling network cards with bootroms,
eprom burners, and complete workstations with
the bootrom and everything. You can also purchase
through Linux Systems Labs (www.lsl.com).
If you run the applications on the host, and
just run the Linux kernel, Xserver, lpd
on the workstation, you don't even need to worry
about swap.
Also, we are using Net Audio Services (NAS) to handle sound.

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