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34C3 - The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talk
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Aug 08, 2022
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shadowofneptune on
The Apollo On-Board Computers
The best presentation I have seen on the AGC architecture: https://youtu.be/xx7Lfh5SKUQIt does present addresses in hexadecimal, oddly. The computer was 15-bit and used octal in its display panel. I suppose the presenters thought the audience would understand hex better.
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MandatoryLight Years Ahead | The 1969 Apollo Guidance Computer
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34C3 - The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talk
⬐ shadowofneptuneThe second one is interesting for using hexadecimal in its new syntax format, even though octal is a natural fit for a 15-bit word and was used in the display. The reverse was common back in the 70s and 80s, so I guess it's always been about which is understood rather than which is correct.
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Jul 16, 2019
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Zanneth on
Apollo 11 Had a Hidden Hero: Software
If anyone wants to learn more about the Apollo Guidance Computer, this talk[1] from 34C3 will teach you everything you wanted to know and more.The AGC had some really fascinating features for the time, including a cooperative multitasking system, interrupt driven IO, and even a virtual machine for doing linear algebra!
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Jul 15, 2019
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mopsi on
Apollo 11 Had a Hidden Hero: Software
This is the best description of AGC I have seen so far, from hardware design to mission software, layer by layer: "The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talk" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx7Lfh5SKUQ
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Jul 05, 2019
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lhoff on
Software woven into wire: Core rope and the Apollo Guidance Computer
For anyone interested in the AGC itself I can recommend the "ultimative Apollo guidance computer talk"
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Jan 28, 2019
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emily-c on
Virtual Apollo Guidance Computer
This is awesome. If you haven't seen this talk about the AGC you should definitely check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx7Lfh5SKUQ
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Jan 23, 2019
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ekimekim on
Diskee: Apollo's Most Important Crewmember
There's also this excellent talk from CCC a few years back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx7Lfh5SKUQ
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Nov 14, 2018
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theclaw on
Apollo AGC Restoration Part 1 [video]
This is amazing to see - completely unpotted AGC! I've been following Curiousmarc's channel for a while and it's great to see this. Anyone interested in AGC stuff might also want to check out this video from the 34th Chaos Communication Congress that exhaustively explains how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx7Lfh5SKUQ
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Jan 01, 2018
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vikuunishmuug on
Ask HN: What’s your favorite talk from 2017?
Additionally,The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talk (https://youtu.be/xx7Lfh5SKUQ)