Random Facts #38 · 3:36pm Mar 15th, 2017
Apple has a long history of using their own connectors to reduce and/or eliminate competition. For example, the Apple Desktop Bus, or ADB, which was used for connecting peripherals such as mice and keyboards to their computers before the advent of USB.
A modern smartphone is more powerful than all the world's best supercomputers from the 1950s combined. And that's only for a tiny fraction of their cost.
Historically, the reason why Macs aren't all that great for gaming is because Apple used to actively turn away game developers, and cripple the capabilities of their computers, because they viewed the Mac as a "productivity computer". They kinda made a mistake there.
There used to be huge argument over using AC current or DC current in household products.
Theoretically, if you have just enough precision, you'd be able to construct a paper snowflake that's symmetric down to the atomic scale.
Wow awesom!
How is a smartphone that good!?
4459575 Moore's law.
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4462176 It was recently invalidated due to how hard it's become to follow it, but generally, before around 2014, every two years would lead to a doubling of overall processing power, speed, and efficiency in electronics of all types. (Not to mention price cuts)
If cars followed Moore's law, then just between the 1970's and now would give us cars running near the speed of light, never need fuel after leaving the factory, and be cheap enough that if a bug splattered on your window it would be cheaper to just buy the newest car on the market.
4462176 And just between the time of the Apollo Guidance System and now gives enough time for an exponential explosion in power and speed, hence why smartphones are far more powerful now.
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Now That is interesting
4465133 Yup.
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