Re: 11 most influential microprocessors of all time

["John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid>]

In article <WJCdncDbQ_AMxz3XnZ2dnUVZ_rGdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
 Steven Hirsch <snhirsch@gmail.com> wrote:

> MdntTrain wrote:
> > On Sep 2, 11:48 pm, winstonsmith <winston19842...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> "Voyager 1, which carries three 1802 processors, is currently 10.2
> >> billion miles from Earth, making it the most distant man-made object.
> >> It left our solar system long ago and is hurtling toward interstellar
> >> space, where it may someday catch the eye of an extraterrestrial
> >> civilization."
> >>
> >> I thought this designation of "most distant man-made object" would
> >> apply to Pioneer 10, launched in 1972?
> > 
> > OT: Does anyone here besides me think it was really stupid, or at
> > least insanely risky, of Earth to put directions to our planet on
> > these spacecraft?
> 
> Greg Bear's SciFi novel, Anvil of Stars, postulates that 
> civilizations who advertise themselves in the galaxy invite 
> extinction.  Stealth was considered to be a sign of an advanced 
> society.
> 
> It remains to be seen whether "Yo, here we are! Over here around this 
> star!" is a good plan.

Admiral Ackbar explained, "If they're smart, they'll know it's a trap."

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