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The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) was a digital computer produced for the Apollo program that was installed on board each Apollo command module (CM) and Apollo Lunar Module (LM). The AGC provided computation and electronic interfaces for guidance, navigation, and control of the spacecraft.
Like computer companies at the time and unlike manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles, Apollo produced much of its own hardware and software. Apollo was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1989 for US$476 million (equivalent to $1170 million in 2023), and gradually closed down over the period of 1990–1997.
System TypeModelCpuSpeed (mhz)SAU1DN4162× 680008SAU1DN1002× 680008SAU1DN4002× 680008SAU1DN6002× 680008Jan 30, 2020 · A deep dive into the Apollo Guidance Computer, and the hack that saved Apollo 14 | Ars Technica. verb-noun throwdown — A deep dive into the Apollo Guidance Computer, and the hack that...
- Frank O’Brien
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Jun 9, 2019 · When Apollo 11 touched down in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969, it was more than a triumph of the human spirit, it was also the story of a cybernetic wonder called the Apollo Guidance...
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July 16, 2019. Editor's Note: This article is part of a series reflecting on the Apollo 11 mission, 50 years later. Without the computers on board the Apollo spacecraft, there would have been...
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Jul 18, 2019 · The computer system and software that controlled the Apollo 11 spacecraft — called the Apollo Guidance Computer and designed by the MIT Instrumentation Lab team — helped push technology forward in many ways. The computer itself was the first significant use of silicon integrated circuit chips.
Jul 5, 2019 · 5 July 2019. By Richard Hollingham,Features correspondent. Getty Images. The Apollo programme pushed space and computing technology to its limit. Cutting edge at the time, some of the tech used...
