←back to thread

The world could run on older hardware if software optimization was a priority

(twitter.com)
837 points turrini | 3 comments | 13 May 25 10:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.623s | source
Show context
freddie_mercury ◴[13 May 25 12:01 UTC] No.43971929[source]▶
The world DOES run on older hardware.

How new do you think the CPU in your bank ATM or car's ECU is?

replies(7): >>43971970 #>>43971971 #>>43971986 #>>43971989 #>>43972058 #>>43972160 #>>43975120 #
1. dsego ◴[13 May 25 12:16 UTC] No.43972058[source]▶
Doom can run on Apple's Lightning to HDMI adapter.
replies(1): >>43975095 #
2. alnwlsn ◴[13 May 25 16:59 UTC] No.43975095[source]▶
A USB charger is more powerful than the Apollo Guidance Computer: https://web.archive.org/web/20240101203337/https://forresthe...
replies(1): >>43977937 #
3. ◴[13 May 25 21:29 UTC] No.43977937[source]▶