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Apollo Guidance Computer
1966
MIT's 1966 flight computer for the Apollo program, one of the first integrated-circuit computers.
Apollo Guidance Computer Online Emulator
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Controls
Boots the Apollo Guidance Computer with the real Colossus 249 flight rope running, showing the DSKY. Try the lamp test: VERB 35 ENTR. Show mission-elapsed time with VERB 16 NOUN 65 ENTR. Idle program: VERB 37 ENTR 00 ENTR. Click the DSKY keys, or use the keyboard (digits, V=VERB, N=NOUN, +/-, Enter=ENTR, C=CLR, K=KEY REL, R=RSET, P or Space=PRO). Open the debugger to single-step the 15-bit CPU, read A/L/Q/Z/EB/FB/BB and memory in octal, and set breakpoints and watchpoints.
Configurations
| Configuration | Emulator | Machine | OS | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Guidance Computer · Colossus 249 | Apollo Guidance Computer | Apollo Guidance Computer | open | Open ⛶ |
Chips
Emulators
| Emulator | Type | License | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Guidance Computer | online | GPL-2.0 | Website ↗ |