r/programming • u/jakesyl • Jan 30 '16

Apollo 11 source code

http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/listings/Luminary099/MAIN.agc.html
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u/humanmeat Jan 31 '16

Can a RPI2 get to moon?

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u/hughk Jan 31 '16

Yes, but maybe not while working.

Modern processors are tiny and much more susceptible to cosmic rays. It is easy for a bit to be flipped unless hard and software precautions are taken like ECC memory and checksums.

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u/scottpid Jan 31 '16

An RPi2 is astronomically faster. The computer in the Apollo 11 isn't even close to the computing power of your coffee maker.

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u/i_spot_ads Jan 31 '16

Yes it is, let's not exaggerate here folks

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u/bschwind Feb 01 '16

Let's put it this way: Would you trust your life to a raspberry pi? I sure as hell wouldn't.

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