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That is really mind boggling, Dale. I
remember the news of the first vacuum tube computer after world war II which
occupied rooms (if not an entire building), generated enough energy to heat
several homes, thousands of miles of wiring, vacuum tube, etc, etc. and I
believe all it did was generate artillery trajectory data
I remember my first personal computer (IBM
PC) came with 16K of memory (you could buy more), an 4.7 MHZ (not GHZ) chip (no
math processor functions), a one sided 160K floppy drive (standard storage was a
cassette tape), a TV set display driver (extra of course) - finally graduated to
the infamous green phosphorous screen. All this at a 1982 price of
$3200.
Ah, yes, progress is good.
ED
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Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 6:10
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuse Ratings for
Wiring??
Ed,
According to a recent History
Channel feature on the Apollo
program, your average scientific pocket
calculator has more
processing power than the computers on the Apollo
ships. ;^)
Dale R.
Ed Anderson wrote:
Hi David,
Egad! Just think those computers could be
plotting in the garage and with us none the wiser. Maybe I should
disconnect the battery {:>). It is amazing what the microchip has
done to our once simple automobile engine. No doubt some of those car
systems have more computing power than the Apollo spacecraft.
Ed
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Saturday, October 21, 2006 4:01 PM
Subject:
[FlyRotary] Re: Fuse Ratings for Wiring??
Ed; from my perspective working in the auto repair format for 25
years is, the CB or fuse is at the begining of the circiut, TO
the componant, in order to protect the wire between those two points, i-e
short to grnd. The small-er fuse should be very near the componant
only to protect componant from spikes in the sys. Did you know that
starting in year 2000 the Cadillac Deville, and others, used 24
computers/modules that all talk to each other even when the car is
off (never leave your key all the way in the ign. in your garage
overnight, those computers will not stop talking all night long, must be
female computers,drain batt.) I told this to my wife multiple times but oh
well she is on her way now. David RV6A Rotary
(wings-tail-flaps-ailerons painted and at airport)
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