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		coupdejarnac 3 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Does my key fob have more computing power than the... Low cost ARM M series microcontrollers are ubiquitous, and they're all immensely more powerful than the lunar lander computer.

jeffbee 3 days ago [–]

Wireless embedded smartcards from 30 years ago were more powerful than the Apollo guidance computer. It's not a useful benchmark.

ASalazarMX 3 days ago | [–]

Considering Starship's console has big touch screens, a comparison with today's computers would be fairer, but less interesting.

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