The Computer History Museum (formerly The Computer Museum History Center)
has one on display. See
http://www.computerhistory.org/exhibits/highlights/apollo.page for details.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Hans B Pufal
> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 10:21 PM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Apollo Guidance Computer (was History of Computing exam
> question)
>
>
>
>
> CLeyson_at_aol.com wrote:
>
> > Found a java applet that simulates the DSKY (display and keyboard)
> > http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Cockpit/1556/dsky.html
> >
> > As MIT designed the AGC's I bet they have all of the documentation
> > filed away somewhere. Found some interesting documents at
> > http://hrst.mit.edu/hrs/apollo/public/
> >
> > 1689.pdf - "Block II keyboard and dsiplay program (RETRED44)"
> > Gives a Block II verb/noun list
> >
> > 1692.pdf - "AGC4 Memo #9 Block II Instructions"
> > Block II Memory map and instruction set
>
>
> Sourceforge as a semiactive project to write a simulator don't know if
> the code cited above is pert of that or a different project.
>
> Ther eis also a book about the computers used int he Apollo era. From a
> previous (26 Sep 2001) post in cccmp by John Allan:
>
> > re Eldon Hall's book "Journey to the Moon"
>
> > BTW It is expensive but worth
> > it, even if you like Only computers or only spaceflight. (but both?
> > <g><g>)
>
> > Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
> > Date: 1996
> > ISBN: 1-56347-185-X
> > URLS:
> > http://www.aiaa.org/store/storeproductdetail.cfm?ID=358
>
> available from Amazon but url is too long to post ;-)
>
> -- hbp
>
>
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