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Re:Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code by stuxnet79 on Thursday July 07, 2016 @09:22AM (#12049105)
Other than gaining satisfaction from the historical importance of this code is there any conceivable way we can get some use of it - like try it out.

Even setting that aside, what is it I'm looking at? Assembly?

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Re:Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code by tchadwick on Thursday July 07, 2016 @10:23AM (#12049476)
I made some art out of it (http://codeposters.io) and have it on my walls now.
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Re:Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code by ljoshua on Thursday July 07, 2016 @10:53AM (#12049669)
These are great, well done.
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Re:Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code by rangibaby on Thursday July 07, 2016 @09:25AM (#12049120)
I'm pretty sure there is a website that simulates this computer 100%

/e http://svtsim.com/moonjs/agc.html

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Re:Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code by trynewideas on Thursday July 07, 2016 @10:04AM (#12049365)
The JS source is at https://github.com/siravan/moonjs.

It's derived from Ron Burkey's unmaintained Virtual AGC at http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/, which also hosts many of the manuals and related documents.

But if you really want to be cool, you could build a real AGC from scratch: http://klabs.org/history/build_agc/

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Re:Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code by Someone1234 on Thursday July 07, 2016 @09:58AM (#12049328)
I've tried to play with that before, it is pretty incomprehensible even after reading the descriptions and Wikipedia article.

I feel like the source is likely clearer than that interface...

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Re:Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code by unfletch on Thursday July 07, 2016 @01:09PM (#12050674)
> Even setting that aside, what is it I'm looking at? Assembly?

AGC Assembly. Here's the manual: http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/assembly_language_manual.html

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Re:Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code by stuxnet79 on Thursday July 07, 2016 @02:57PM (#12051382)
Fascinating. Thanks for the link.
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Re:Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code by creshal on Thursday July 07, 2016 @09:49AM (#12049280)
> is there any conceivable way we can get some use of it

I wonder whether there's any way of getting it into one of the autopilots for Kerbal Space Program.

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Re:Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code by trynewideas on Thursday July 07, 2016 @10:10AM (#12049395)
Orbiter has the NASSP add-on, which supports Virtual AGC: http://nassp.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main_Page

Notably, it includes some unmanned auto-running missions, and some fictional missions, including a hypothetical manned flyby of Venus using the AGC.

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Re:Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code by exar0815 on Thursday July 07, 2016 @10:08AM (#12049383)
Jeb wont need that. Jeb will fly without a puny computer. Because Jeb is a steely eyed missile man.
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Re:Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code by krallja on Thursday July 07, 2016 @05:30PM (#12052202)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12051150
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