☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agoA 1977 Time Capsule, Voyager 1 runs on 69 KB of memory and an 8-track tape recordertechfixated.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up145cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@piefed.social
arrow-up145external-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 · 3 days agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@piefed.social
minus-squareea6927d8@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 days agoNice article, but the imperial units everywhere threw me off a little.
minus-squareEinar@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days 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-square418_im_a_teapot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoIt seems it travels much farther and much faster when using metric. No wonder they chose it over imperial. /s
minus-squarems.lane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoTape width should be in mm, there is no need to use cm.
Nice article, but the imperial units everywhere threw me off a little.
Same.
Here some data for the global audience:
It seems it travels much farther and much faster when using metric. No wonder they chose it over imperial.
/s
Tape width should be in mm, there is no need to use cm.
murica.