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We are restoring an Apollo Guidance Computer. After 52 years it works perfectly except for the core memory (which unfortunately is a critical component). The computer was one of the first computers built from integrated circuits, using many, many dual NOR gate flat pack ICs.
Modules from the Apollo Guidance Computer power supply sitting on top of the Apollo Guidance Computer's logic tray.
A sense amp module from the block 2 Apollo Guidance Computer, next to a smaller module from the block 1 computer.
Testing a module from the Apollo Guidance Computer with an oscilloscope. The AGC in the background is open, showing the dense backplane wiring.
The Apollo Guidance Computer opened, showing the logic modules inside.
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