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1:21:22 · 2.8M views · Feb 4, 2020
Robert Wills of TNMoC explains the Apollo Guidance Computer hardware and software, then walks through the Apollo 11 landing procedure step by step, including the 1202 alarms.
HN calls it mandatory viewing on the AGC, praising the speaker's enthusiasm and the clear account of restartable, robust software design.
13 comments from Hacker News
I can't recommend a book, but I watched this video a while ago, and I found it riveting: "Light Years Ahead | The 1969 Apollo Guidance Computer" [0] > Robert Wills introduces the amazing hardware and software that made up the Apollo Guidance Computer, walks you through the landing procedure step-by-step, and talks about the pioneering design principles that were used to make the landing software robust against any failure. [0] this video
I suggest watching this excellent presentation: this video . He goes in to great depth in explaining how the LEM was in fact capable of landing itself. Automation was widespread in the development and execution of the Apollo program.
Yeah, a great example is this presentation[1] about the Apollo guidance computer. The guy is really, really into it and it just makes the presentation amazing. [1] this video
That reminds me of the Apollo guidance computer talk (available on youtube this video ). "Everyone" might have seen this one, but if one hasn't, it's a gem.
For a superb video explaining what the AGC did and what WENT WRONG during the moon landing including the error codes:l, see: this video