Apollo guidance computer - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2015, 08:52:08 pm
content: http://omegataupodcast.net/2015/03/167-the-apollo-guidance-computer/If you have 2 hours and a bit to spare you might want to listen to this interview.This episode is a mix between computer architecture, programming and (historic) space flight. We cover the ins and outs of the Apollo Guidance Computer. Our guest is Frank O’Brien, who wrote an incredibly detailed book about this machine. In the episode we cover the hardware architecture, the instruction set, the various layers (native, executive and interpreter) as well as some mission programs.Even has links to earlier interviews with another book author about flight to the moon and working on the moon.

author: atferrari
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2015, 09:04:50 pm
content: Why not a common written text?Two hours watching? No, thanks.

author: Macbeth
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2015, 09:50:13 pm
content: Quote from: atferrari on March 06, 2015, 09:04:50 pmPerhaps you could buy the book as you are clearly interested? ... you could even transcribe the podcast, and disseminate it as a text or pdf if SeanB allows you. Do it for the wider community.

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2015, 10:23:58 pm
content: It's an mp3 file, I wouldn't recommend watching it. I downloaded it so I can listen to it later.If you want to watch something, look for "Moon Machines Navigation Computer" on youtube (higher quality versions are available elsewhere). It's part of a series from the Science Channel in 2008. The whole series is pretty good.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 07, 2015, 05:32:36 am
content: Not my podcast, but a very good one done by a German guy. He almost always has something interesting, and does them in either German or english. If you look back there are a few with scientists from CERN, flying Concorde along with others. For Dave's German viewers there is a whole lot of content as well if they care to listen.Markus does do good audio where possible, he has some of the best audio I find in podcasts and he takes very good care to keep his audio sounding good.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2018, 01:13:22 am
content: https://media.ccc.de/v/34c3-9064-the_ultimate_apollo_guidance_computer_talkA 1hr talk about the Apollo Guidance Computer.(Currently it loads too slowly for me to watch. Hopefully better later.)I don't think it's been linked in any of the several previous eevblog threads on the AGC.Incidentally here's a list of the eevblog AGC threads I could find:Code:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/disassembly-of-a-block-ii-apollo-guidance-computer/https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/the-apollo-guidance-computer/https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/apollo-agc-and-my-new-favorite-bug/https://youtu.be/xY45YE7ggng The Charming Genius of the Apollo Guidance Computer - Brian TroutwineMore AGC stuff here:https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=YIBhPsyYCiM&feature=youtu.behttp://klabs.org/history/ech/agc_schematics/http://klabs.org/history/build_agc/http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/computers/Part1.htmlhttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/apollo-guidance-computer/http://omegataupodcast.net/2015/03/167-the-apollo-guidance-computer/ 2 hour interviewhttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/apollo-guidance-computer-%28agc%29-good-info/http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/hrst/archive/1029.pdf good PDF from 1972 on the Apollo Guidance Computerhttp://history.nasa.gov/computers/Part1.htmlhttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/apollo-computer-documentary-from-the-60_s-fascinating/https://youtu.be/YIBhPsyYCiMhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer#DSKY_interfacehttps://youtu.be/9YA7X5we8ng about the AGC (from "Moon Machines" series)https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/film-about-making-the-appollo-guidance-computer/https://youtu.be/YIBhPsyYCiMhttp://authors.library.caltech.edu/5456/1/hrst.mit.edu/hrs/apollo/public/conference1/hall-intro.htmhttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/12-layer-board-surface-mount-components-it_s-all-so-1960s!/https://youtu.be/J0ggqY7vnAw About the logic boards used in the Apollo Saturn V rocketsA book on the Apollo guidance computer:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apollo-Guidance-Computer-Architecture-Exploration/dp/1441908765There's also a thread by Wilfred, but he seems to have deleted the link he posted:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/apollo-guidance-computer-agc-yet-another-video-series/Anyone have a note of what it was? It's not on web.archive.org/web/

author: rstofer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2018, 01:30:55 am
content: "The Apollo Guidance Computer" by O'Brienhttps://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Guidance-Computer-Architecture-Operation/dp/1441908765I have toyed with the idea of replicating the computer in an FPGA. It wouldn't necessarily do anything, it's not like I have rocket motors, but it would be interesting.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2018, 01:34:56 am
content: That book is the last item on my list above, and oddly enough I had just ordered a copy via abebooks.com.Should receive it sometime around my birthday.

author: wilfred
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2018, 01:37:47 am
content: The link was to a YT channel by Francois Rautenbach.The video title was "Apollo Guidance Computer - Physical inspection"Francois only has 3 AGC related videos on his channel but this little vignette shows what he postulates is a non potted memory module used for software development at MIT. Thus it allows a view of the internals.When I went back to find the video I was pleased to note Fran had a video recommended.