Computing
Junio 10, 2022 - < 1 min

Technology in numbers - How much does my memory cost?

In 1956, one megabyte of memory cost US$100 million.

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The memory of any electronic device is one of the critical aspects that a user looks at when selecting a cell phone. cell phone, tablet o computerto name a few. Today it is given, like many other things, as a given, with a barely marginal cost. But did you know that in 1956 a megabyte of memory, which today costs a penny on the dollar, cost no less than US$100 million? This has been the impact of the famous Moore's law on our daily lives. Reality beats science fiction.

See it in this chart:

https://ourworldindata.org/technological-change