The time finally came to hand the now-working Apollo guidance computer back to ... a beautiful rundown on how core rope works. And if you are thinking of core memory based on ferrite cores ...
Modules were tested, and the core memory—essentially the RAM ... the engineer who led the development of the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC). We won’t spoil the whole journey here, because ...
The erasable memory was made from similar materials but with a different design. Each core ... the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal, "OnApollo 11, each time a 1201 or 1202 alarm appeared, the computer ...
The compact devices were small, but had enough processing power and memory to guide ... the British startup Apollo Instruments has been able to shrink the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) even ...
The guidance computer used in the Apollo lunar landings has been turned into a cool calculator watch. It has a stopwatch, GPS, and the promise of future updates with more functionality.