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Apollo Computer Inc., founded in 1980 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, by William Poduska (a founder of Prime Computer) and others, developed and produced Apollo/Domain workstations in the 1980s. Along with Symbolics and Sun Microsystems, Apollo was one of the first vendors of graphical workstations in the 1980s.
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. [3]
Jul 16, 2019 · To understand how significant the Apollo system was, and why its tiny amount of raw processing power is irrelevant, you only have to listen to the OG computer programmer and volunteer NASA ...
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Apr 16, 2024 · The Apollo Guidance Computer is a digital computer whose navigation system was used to guide spacecraft along their prescribed routes during the Apollo missions. It was used from Apollo 7 in late 1968 to Apollo 17 in 1972.
Jul 5, 2019 · To navigate the Apollo spacecraft the quarter of a million or so miles to the Moon and then descend to a precise spot on the surface, astronauts used the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC).
May 31, 2019 · Learn how IBM's System 360 computers and instrument units powered the Apollo program, from launch to landing. Discover how IBM's innovations shaped the way we use computers today.
Oct 14, 2015 · Learn how NASA engineers chose the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory to design the Apollo Guidance Computer using the new integrated circuit technology, despite challenges and controversies. Discover how the computer worked, how it was tested, and how it contributed to the success of the Apollo missions.
