Comments on: Apollo Guidance Computer clone

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By: ohommes

ohommes — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:58:57 +0000

If you are interested in running the AGC code (either Colossus or

Luminaryyourself in an IDE like Code::Blocks the visit:

http://virtualagc.googlecode.com

Get a read-only copy of the sources and install Code:;Blocks.

Together with the LM simulator you can take the 1960’s code of

Apollo for a spin and learn how the astronauts interacted with the

computer.

By: Hugh Wren

Hugh Wren — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:43:29 +0000

but remember, this would never have happened if it werent

for collossus.

even bigger respect to the guy who spent 14 years

re-building it from a few photos and some scraps of

circuit diagram

im british, so thats probably why im making this point

THE BRITISH DID IT FIRST

By: PKM

PKM — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:50:49 +0000

And I thought building a 4-bit processor in Logisim was a big job… wow, is all I can say. It has flashy lights! Unlike the earliest computers, which had to have blinking christmas lights installed in them so they would look the part to secure more funding when the relevant ministry came to visit :)

By: Alexander

Alexander — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:05:39 +0000

now all he needs is a space program with some real goals.

By: nick

nick — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:54:06 +0000

Big props to that guy. That guy is pretty good, considering working with “and nand nor” gates because those allways gave me a hard time in class. using a couple of filpflops inverters and register chips makes it faster and more reliable than a bunch of nor gates. this guy deserves some massive props for pulling this off and the conversion from nor to other.

By: Shadyman

Shadyman — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:06:10 +0000

Sweet! Good job!

By: Cliff Miller

Cliff Miller — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:53:29 +0000

Hackaday readers may also enjoy this link, http://www.doneyles.com/LM/Tales.html. Don Eyles, one of the software engineers on the AGC, provides a first-hand report of developing the original software and supporting a system located 250,000 miles away. He provides explanations of inertial guidance and the state of the art in the 60s. Most enjoyable.