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34C3 - The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talk

Michael Steil and Christian Hessmann's 34C3 talk explaining the Apollo Guidance Computer end to end: hardware design, operating system, and mission software.

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Why HN readers recommended it

Repeatedly called the best and most comprehensive AGC talk, with commenters rewatching it and treating it as foundational computer architecture learning.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
media.ccc.de
Topic
apollo guidance computer
Format
talk
Level
intermediate
HN recommenders in dataset
9
HN mentions in dataset
10
Recommendation years in dataset
2018–2025

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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  • This is awesome. If you haven't seen this talk about the AGC you should definitely check it out: [VIDEO]

    emily-c on Hacker News · 2019-01
    In Virtual Apollo Guidance Computer

  • This is the best description of AGC I have seen so far, from hardware design to mission software, layer by layer: "The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talk" [VIDEO]

    mopsi on Hacker News · 2019-07
    In Apollo 11 Had a Hidden Hero: Software

  • If anyone wants to learn more about the Apollo Guidance Computer, this talk[1] from 34C3 will teach you everything you wanted to know and more. The AGC had some really fascinating features for the time, including a cooperative multitasking system, interrupt driven IO, and even …

    Zanneth on Hacker News · 2019-07
    In Apollo 11 Had a Hidden Hero: Software

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