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How programs for the Apollo guidance computer were woven into memory

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MariaHaddon3 years ago

Wow. computer code cloth on a loom.

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Hubert Pastusiak3 years ago

What could be achieved today with as much determination as in Apollo?

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Bruno Santos🇵🇹3 years ago

If transistor was already invented , why wasn’t it used to program computers instead ?

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Dr. Beta3 years ago

@patentbuddy #waifus

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Go Green3 years ago

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John Alexander Ward3 years ago

Beyond my ken!

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Silvio Frigo3 years ago

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Walter Rutherford3 years ago

I've seen a hardware program, but it was made with wire wrapped connections, not woven. What a nightmare it must've been to find and fix a tiny error. 😳

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