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by dgacmu 913 days ago
Yes when accounting for size. If you wanted something that was the size of a refrigerator, you could buy a data general Nova in 1969: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_General_Nova

8KB of RAM! But hundreds of pounds vs 70lb for the AGC with fairly comparable capability (richer instructions/registers, lower initial clock rate).

The AGC was quite impressive in terms of perf/weight