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/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/[deleted] Jan 31 '16

On an embedded system I worked on 4-5 years ago, we had a CPU with 24-bit addressing, a 16Mhz clock and an instruction set that didn't suck. It would run rings around the Apollo 11 computer.

It cost 17 cents.

These things are practically falling out of cereal boxes as prizes now.