Time since first Apple ][ computer launched

Time since first Apple ][ computer launched (47 y)

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Time since first Apple ][ computer launched (47 y)

  • is 1/250 of Time since the end of the Pleistocene geologic epoch (11,700 y)...more
  • is 1/50 of Time since the birth of Euclid (2,384 y)...more
  • is 1/50 of Time since the birth of Alexander the Great (2,379 y)...more
  • is 1/40 of Time since the peak of Roman Empire (1,900 y)...more
  • is 1/4 of Lifespan of Galapagos giant tortoise (190 y)...more
  • is 2/5 of Time since the publication of Einstein's theory of Special Relativity (119 y)...more
  • is 2/5 of Time since the birth of computer scientist Grace Hopper (118 y)...more
  • is 2/5 of Time since first Model T Ford launched (116 y)...more
  • is 4 x Period of Jupiter's orbit (11.86 y)...more
  • is 25 x Period of Mars's orbit (1.88 y)...more

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