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A 1977 Time Capsule, Voyager 1 runs on 69 KB of memory and an 8-track tape recorder (techfixated.com)
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[–] 9 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Wouldn't a byte be $2 if a bit was a quarter, or do you mean 2 bits are a quarter? Also i think you were right to use powers of 10 in your estimate. Article says kilobyte, not kibibyte. I really like what your conversion illustrates, I'm just tripping up on the details. I could be wrong-- commenting so someone can correct me if i am-- if a bit is a quarter, 69 Kilobytes would be $138,000

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    LOL...yes. should've been an Eighth, but we don't have a coin for that.

    Your math is right. I was just thinking of a Byte as $1.00 and going from there. Then remembered that bits are smaller, but they shouldn't be $1 because a single bit is not very powerful. But making it worth $1 or $0.01 would make the math messier.

    But yes. Two bits are a quarter is probably the best compromise! Lol

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (4 children)

    If a bit is 3.5 grams, then a byte is an ounce...

    That makes a kilobyte about 1000 ounces!

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (3 children)

    So then a TB must be about...a metric shitton?

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