Is it an urban myth, or is it really true that NASA sent the first men to the moon with less computing power than what sits inside today’s average desktop? The answer largely depends on how you define “computing power.” But however you define it, today’s typical PC packs more punch than a 1960s mainframe. Back in the slide-rule days, space flight and information technology were in their relative infancy. But they were, so to speak, a match made in heaven. Few human activities rely more completely on IT than the exploration of space.
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NASA, Information Technology and the Future of Collaboration
Posted by: David Halperin September 23, 2003 04:13 AMIs it an urban myth, or is it really true that NASA sent the first men to the moon with less computing power than what sits inside today’s average desktop? The answer largely depends on how you define “computing power.” But however you define it, today’s typical PC packs more punch than a 1960s mainframe. Back in the slide-rule days, space flight and information technology were in their relative infancy. But they were, so to speak, a match made in heaven. Few human activities rely more completely on IT than the exploration of space.