As stated in the title, what kind/type of CPU and how much processing power does he have?
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30A pair of ARM processors, one mounted on each side of his torso *DRUM STING*– Paul D. WaiteCommented May 7, 2014 at 11:52
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1There we have it, our acceptable answer ;-)– plocksCommented May 7, 2014 at 11:57
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1I’m surprised no-one’s asked if he runs on Linux either (see scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/33444/… and scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/55044/does-batman-use-linux). If he did, I hope they made sure he was patched against the Heartbleed bug. That could be ugly.– Paul D. WaiteCommented May 7, 2014 at 12:24
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11@PaulD.Waite More specifically he runs on Android: 31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx2qorlhSa1r5a6weo1_400.jpg– XantecCommented May 7, 2014 at 13:34
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1@Xantec I am obliged to link the question– IzkataCommented May 7, 2014 at 22:50
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As we learn in TNG "Measure of a Man" he has a positronic brain with 800 Quadrillion bit storage capacity and a computational speeds of 60 trillion operations per second.
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10No, positrons are antimatter - the counterpart of electrons. As far as I know the concept is "borrowed" from Isaac Asimov, but never explained as to why positrons are better than electrons.– EinerCommented May 7, 2014 at 11:52
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35It's so that he can (drum roll, maestro) think positively! (Applause, thrown garbage.)– user8719Commented May 7, 2014 at 11:57
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6Yes, the "positronic brain" originated in Asimov's robot stories. Wikipedia claims: "When Asimov wrote his first robot stories in 1939 and 1940, the positron was a newly discovered particle and so the buzz word positronic — coined by analogy with electronic — added a contemporary gloss of popular science to the concept." Commented May 7, 2014 at 13:19
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4@RoyalCanadianBandit "gloss of popular science" seems fitting! All you need is a darn complicated insulation on every conductor to prevent matter-antimatter-reaction and all you get is an particle that behaves just like an electron. Only it's positively charged. Great. It's like paining a Ferrari in light blue.– EinerCommented May 7, 2014 at 13:27
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5By the sixth season episode The Quality of Life it is likely Data is capable of a good deal more than 60 trillion operations per second:
FARALLON: Is it true that your computational speed is limited only by the physical separation of your positronic links? DATA: Actually, that is no longer the case. I have recently converted my interlink sequencer to asynchronous operation, which removed the performance constraint.– XantecCommented May 7, 2014 at 14:59