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Mag Computer: A Mag History of RAM (1960–2025)
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This transcript explores the history of computing power by using RAM capacity as a proxy for performance across several decades. It traces the evolution of hardware from the Apollo Guidance Computer to modern consumer devices like the iPhone.
Saul and Mike climb the mag scale of computing, using RAM as a proxy for compute power, from the Apollo guidance computer and the Apple II up to today’s machines, and what each mag of memory made possible.
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