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Computational power < network connectivity If we lost a few decades of processor improvements, it would be about as parent noted. If we lost worldwide connect
by ethbr0 6y ago
Computational power < network connectivity
If we lost a few decades of processor improvements, it would be about as parent noted.
If we lost worldwide connectivity or all undersea backbones between some terrestrial networks... it would be civilization-altering.
- blagie 6y agoI feel like BBSes did okay for most purposes over 300 baud modems. I mean, I'm not getting a picture of what I'm buying on Amazon, unless I want to wait 5 minutes for it to download, but I can still make the purchase. On the server side, you'll be running C code rather than a nice high-level language, but it will get the job done. You might not have all the ML which lets me get the most relevant product recommended, but.... Emails definitely won't be HTML, but they'll come through. The world would work.