Abacus to Baby to Lego Rover

[purplecat]

Image of a Lego Rover on top of a giant abacus in front of a reproduction of the Manchester Baby (the first stored-program computer).

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[fififolle]

I have a sneaky feeling that the Lego rover has more computing power than Baby, or at least compares, and isn't that incredible? And in the lifetime of our parents.

[purplecat]

I'd be hugely surprised if the Lego Rover wasn't more powerful than the Baby. You can run Linux on it...

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TechnologyMarchesOn/Computers was my reading just this morning, by chance.

[fififolle]

Thanks for that link. It's all absolutely fascinating :D
I look forward to knowing what we can't foresee right now *g*

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

It is, isn't it?

And if you haven't found this out yet - beware - TV Tropes can be a real time-sink.

[fififolle]

Oh it is! But it is fabulous :D I try not to go too often *g*

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Try not; there is only spend time on TV Tropes, or spend time on TV Tropes.

[fififolle]

Hee!