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Apollo Guidance Computer Part 1: Restoring the computer that put man on the Moon
The first episode of CuriousMarc's series restoring a real Apollo Guidance Computer, led by AGC expert Mike Stewart. They set up a makeshift lab in a Houston hotel room to open up a rare machine owned by a private collector.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN people recommend the whole AGC restoration series as a deeply nerdy look at real Apollo-era hardware, including core rope memory.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- CuriousMarc
- Topic
- apollo guidance computer restoration
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 8
- HN mentions in dataset
- 9
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I love his videos he has a webpage with merch if you want to support him [LINK] If you are new to his channel I cannot recommend enough the Apollo AGC videos [VIDEO]
crmrc114 on Hacker News · 2020-02
In Recovering Fossil Data on IBM 8” Floppies [video]My new favorite YouTuber, CuriousMarc, has a whole series of videos about restoring the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC). His AGC Playlist: [VIDEO] His channel is full of fascinating retro-computing and EE videos.
cpascal on Hacker News · 2020-04
In A circuit board from the Saturn V rocket, reverse-engineered and explainedthere is a youtube channel trying to rebuild the apollo launch computer. Very nerdy. The memory is rings of magnets. It is pretty fun though: [VIDEO]
acomjean on Hacker News · 2019-07
In Former NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz Restores Mission Control in Houston
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