Core Memory: a Visual Survey of Vintage Computers book
jwsmobile
jws at jwsss.com
Tue Dec 23 10:13:35 CST 2014
On 12/23/2014 6:04 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
> On 12/23/14 5:53 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
>> On 12/22/14 8:30 PM, jwsmobile wrote:
>>> I just got my copy of the Core memory book. Very nice work.
>>>
>>> I noticed there is what I think may be a mis-identified system in
>>> the front. It shows an Apollo system of some sort, but identifies
>>> it as an Apollo Guidance computer. I went back and forth a few
>>> times and convinced myself it was wrong.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> proof, please.
>>
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> the artifact
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> http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102691921
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> photo from mit.
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> http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102622658
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> there are others
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> http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/search/?s=apollo+guidance+computer
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Page 4, front plate of book Photo of an apollo computer. The legend
for the photos shows P4 Apollo Guidance Computer.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4AXJXpUCE-hZ1lhMW5EQWxUS00&authuser=0
The chapter of the actual Apollo (Command or LEM?) unit is of course
what you point out. I think there is a bit of a boo boo for the
frontpiece. I don't know which Apollo era computer had a CRT and a floppy.
Jim
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