☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 22 hours agoA 1977 Time Capsule, Voyager 1 runs on 69 KB of memory and an 8-track tape recordertechfixated.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkA 1977 Time Capsule, Voyager 1 runs on 69 KB of memory and an 8-track tape recordertechfixated.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareea6927d8@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·22 hours agoNice article, but the imperial units everywhere threw me off a little.
minus-squareEinar@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 hours agoSame. Here some data for the global audience: Current distance from Earth: ~15 billion miles → 24 billion kilometers. Speed: 38,000 mph → 17 km/s relative to the Sun. Annual travel distance: ~900 million miles → 1.45 billion kilometers per year. Tape length: 1,076 feet → 328 meters. Tape width: 0.5 inches → 1.27 cm. Tape durability: Designed to withstand 4,350 km of tape travel before wear. Diameter of the golden record: 12 inches → 30 cm.
minus-squarems.lane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoTape width should be in mm, there is no need to use cm.
minus-square418_im_a_teapot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·12 hours agoIt seems it travels much farther and much faster when using metric. No wonder they chose it over imperial. /s
Nice article, but the imperial units everywhere threw me off a little.
Same.
Here some data for the global audience:
Tape width should be in mm, there is no need to use cm.
It seems it travels much farther and much faster when using metric. No wonder they chose it over imperial.
/s
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