Apollo 11 source code released | The Coffeehouse

TommyCarlier
I want my scalps!

Just found this on the Google Code Blog: “Apollo 11 mission's 40th Anniversary: One large step for open source code…”

To commemorate this event, the Command Module code (Comanche054) and Lunar Module code (Luminary099) have been transcribed from scanned images to run on yaAGC (an open source AGC emulator) by the Virtual AGC and AGS project.

Bass
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Great, all I need is a space ship and Saturn V rocket. Anyone care to donate? Smiley

TommyCarlier
I want my scalps!

In reply to Bass

#Jul 22nd @ 2:45 AM

They do have an emulator. But you're right, running it on real hardware would be very cool.

ZippyV
Fired Up

In reply to Bass

#Jul 22nd @ 2:45 AM

I've got some spare parts in the backyard.

cro

Is it Apollo 11 that got the 12-0-2 error message ?

blowdart
Peek-a-boo

In reply to Bass

#Jul 22nd @ 2:45 AM

if (moduleLocation == 'Nevad')

publicModuleLocation = 'Moon'

.....

Sven Groot
My name has 9 letters. Coincidence? I think not...

In reply to cro

#Jul 22nd @ 9:52 AM

Yes, they got program alarm 1201 and 1202. Which, as far as I understand it, meant the computer was overloaded.

CannotResolveSymbol
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In reply to Sven Groot

#Jul 22nd @ 10:01 AM

They left the rendezvous radar on during the descent, which meant that the computer was getting data from two radars (the landing radar and the rendezvous radar) at once. The computer couldn't handle that much data coming in at the same time.

I think it would be cool to build a mockup of the DSKY, put in some small embedded processor running this software, and use it as a wall clock or something like that. Probably wouldn't take much in terms of processor power.

Sven Groot
My name has 9 letters. Coincidence? I think not...

In reply to CannotResolveSymbol

#Jul 22nd @ 10:11 AM

They left the rendezvous radar on during the descent, which meant that the computer was getting data from two radars (the landing radar and the rendezvous radar) at once. The computer couldn't handle that much data coming in at the same time.

That's just the long way of saying "the computer was overloaded." Tongue Out

ManipUni
Proving QQ for 5 years!

Does reading that code make anyone else feel like they're a bad programmer?

Bass
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In reply to ManipUni

#Jul 22nd @ 1:49 PM

Look who wrote this code (MIT). If it looks easy to you I nominate you for a Turing award.

It reminds me of why I never really liked assembler. Smiley Kudos to the people who can design a multitasking operating system without a single IF statement.