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Nick Hoffman — 4/15/2002 10:54:55 AM (archived)

Consider how visionary was Arthur C. Clarke who described, based on this example of clunky, but fast growing technology, how we would come to depend on computers to manage and support our very life in space.

Well done, Sir Arthur, and not a bad film either, Stanley...

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Saturn V guidance computer. - Bowser - 4/15/2002 4:36:52 PM
- The weight savings in compeuter, telemetry and communication devices - ebnelson - 4/16/2002 3:51:05 PM
  - Perhaps not as many improvements as you might think - Larry J - 4/16/2002 5:31:58 PM
    - Main weight saving... - Nick Hoffman - 4/17/2002 1:08:02 PM
      - Not quite - Larry J - 4/17/2002 2:29:23 PM
        
        I agree, but - Nick Hoffman - 4/17/2002 4:32:20 PM
- That was good by 1960s standards - Larry J - 4/15/2002 5:16:51 PM
  - 2001 - Nick Hoffman - 4/15/2002 10:54:55 AM

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