Dar1437
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The computer that guided Apollo 11 to the Moon had only about 4 kilobytes of working memory and a processor running at roughly 1 MHz. Today, even the electronics hidden inside a USB charger can operate at comparable or higher frequencies, while the s
Apollo's 4 KB figure described erasable working memory, not its fixed program storage. The deeper comparison with chargers and phones is about purpose, timing and reliability.
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