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localroger

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6. The computers in those things were built in the early 1970's

Reply to NullTuples (Original post)

Wed Apr 26, 2023, 05:30 PM

Apr 2023

I remember machines of that class, though not rated for space travel obviously but younger people might have no way to even imagine how primitive those things are. They were truly miraculous feats of engineering for their age and the fact that they are still working today proves the skill of their designers.

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+1000 NNadir Apr 2023 #12

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The computers in those things were built in the early 1970's localroger Apr 2023 #6

Just think of moniss Apr 2023 #8

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