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34C3 - The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talk
media.ccc.de · Dec 28, 2017 · 1h 1m
What this video covers
Michael Steil and Christian Hessmann's 34C3 talk explaining the Apollo Guidance Computer end to end: hardware design, operating system, and mission software.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
Repeatedly called the best and most comprehensive AGC talk, with commenters rewatching it and treating it as foundational computer architecture learning.
9.5recommendation score
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“If you haven't seen this talk about the AGC you should definitely check it out”
“This is the best description of AGC I have seen so far, from hardware design to mission software, layer by layer”
“this talk[1] from 34C3 will teach you everything you wanted to know and more”