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Special thanks to all the people and institutions who have helped me with this project so far, with very special thanks to:
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BTW it took some 500,00 keystrokes for a lunar mission..
Just came across this video. The ENTIRE AGC weighs close to 70 lbs. The backplane section which contains the majority of the electronics weighs 35 pounds. I held and examined that 1/2 in New Jersey about 10 years ago. It had some of 1st ever made integrated circuits (logic gates). NASA had large quantities of these made, ran tests on the batches, and used the best to install in the backplane. Fascinating stuff. An equalivent of this entire system could be replacated in a fraction of the original weight. But such a computer at about 70lbs in the 1960's was incredible!
Absolutely amazing. Great story.
This is what the internet is all about!
Good old made in Massachusetts 🇺🇸
Still want to see you complete it. It's worth it.
My father was a guidance control engineer for NASA from 1964-1971 very involved in this equipment. We may still have many of the manuals he brought home on this.
I love that story, Fran. So happy for your 'one small step'! 😉
This has gotta be the most amazing video! You are amazing, Fran!!!!!
Awesome
We're "Nerds"!! Not "Geeks"!! Geeks were those who bit off the heads of chickens in the circus!!
Fran, You AMAZE me
Fran deserves to own that DSKY ! Who else, apart from those that made or used it, would actually examine and love it so much ?
Excellent
Noun verb?
Gemini jeh·muh·nai
Has Raytheon's PITA attitude towards accessing its archives changed since 2015? If not then they should be shamed into releasing that historical material into the public domain via one of the appropriate museums.