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Apollo Guidance Computer
Reading about the Apollo Guidance Computer. Compare that to the US$3.23 ATtiny85.
| Spec | AGC | ATtiny85 |
|---|---|---|
| Word size | 16-bit | 8-bit |
| Clock | 2 MHz | 20 MHz |
| ROM | 72 KiB | 8 KiB |
| RAM | 4,096 B | 512 B |
The values in the above table are approximate, see the sources listed above for actual figures. Basically the $3 chip is ten times faster than the AGC but with less storage. Call it a draw?
PoC || GTFO
lol. My new books arrived:
These are hilarious and fun. The content is available free online on archive.org. The supplementary files are in the same place. (Some of the PDF files are ZIP files!)
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Earth’s Moon
Oh wow, just found this from NASA: Earth’s Moon.
JSON object values into CSV with jq
Monitoring CPU clock speed
$ watch 'grep MHz /proc/cpuinfo | awk "{ print \$4 }" | sort -n'
Linux system specs
If you want to get a simple report on your linux system’s specifications, try these:
- $ neofetch
- $ inxi
- $ hwinfo –short
Use console.log() like a pro
A good summary of the browser console facilities: Use console.log() like a pro.
5 Best Vector Graphics Editors for Linux
Today I reviewed: 5 Best Vector Graphics Editors for Linux. Will play with Inkscape first I guess…