AGC restoration / was Re: PDP-8 signed overflow detection - Apollo guidace computer

[Curious Marc]

Yes, that would be Carl’s “day to day” blog (http://rescue1130.blogspot.com/). He is also on the list, lurking in the background. Carl, are you there?
Ken Shirriff has also several deeply researched blog articles on specific AGC topics (righto.com).
Mike has some very interesting posts on his AGC FPGA emulation work here: http://mikestewart.hcoop.net/
Marc

> On Mar 26, 2019, at 10:43 AM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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> On 2019-Mar-26, at 9:28 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
>>> From: Ben Bfranchuk
>> 
>>> Now they seem to have have found a SCRAPPED Apollo guidance
>>> computer and am rebuilding the missing pieces.
>> 
>> Wow. What a great site (and that guy has mad skills, everything from
>> repairing old Teletypes, through designing boards, to repairing analog
>> stuff). Just 'wasted' a good chunk of the morning reading back through
>> it; tons of really neat things (including recovery of the very first
>> FORTH, along with a lot of Diablo drive - from the Alto - repairs).
>> 
>> As a shortcut, here:
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>> http://rescue1130.blogspot.com/2018/11/
>> 
>> is the backstory on the AGC; about 1/3 of the way down, in "Restoring an
>> Apollo Guidance Computer, part V".
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> This is the same AGC restoration that curious marc has been making videos about:
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>        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KSahAoOLdU
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> The project and videos were mentioned on the list back in December.
> There's an interview with Jimmie there (4:13) with more details about the backstory.
>