11 Mar
2013
11 Mar
'13
midnight
On 3/10/2013 11:41 PM, Brent Hilpert wrote:
On 2013 Mar 10, at 10:46 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:
Do you have another reasonable explanation what
it might have been ?
That is clearly a AGC module to me. It may not have ever flown to the
moon but, there is no mistaking it. Another one google showed me had
B21. B28 was probably what program it contained. It would be very cool
to get the code off these. It could have been stupid test routines or
maybe it was some sort of suicide protocol.
I think a case could be made that these are government property and
really were never meant to be sold. If NASA decided they wanted them
back I imagine they could be taken back. So far they aren't up to Apollo
computing artifacts yet.
I'm kinda surprised that didn't go for
more.
On 2013 Mar 10, at 11:01 PM, mc68010 wrote:
On 3/10/2013 10:38 PM, Brent Hilpert wrote:
Yes, I realise that was the claim, although I haven't seen it
confirmed. I'm not saying they're wrong, it should be traceable given
the id stamped on it.
Nonetheless, the selling price kind of surprised me for what is a
fairly undistinguished module (and I'm well aware of what core rope
is, however not many people are). Hypothetically speaking, were a
keypad/display module for the AGC ever to show up on ebay, it would be
another matter - that I would expect to go for big bucks.
It's just interesting - is all Apollo stuff going this way these days,
or is it just AGC stuff triggering multiple nostalgia receptors
(computers AND Apollo) for a certain set of people (not trying to be
derisive, I could be in that set). .., the "NASA Rope Memory" mentioned a
week or so ago went for
1200$, so what do I know.
Raytheon NASA Rope Memeory Module B28
Winning bid US $1,234.88
10 bids
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Raytheon-NASA-Rope-Memeory-Module-B28-/111020115489…
You know that was actually an Apollo guidance computer rope memory
module right ? I was surprised it only went for $1,200. If someone
could find out exactly what it was from I bet you could times by ten
what it sold for at least.