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Apollo Core Rope Memory (Apollo Guidance Computer Part 30)
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CuriousMarc's Apollo Guidance Computer restoration series looks at core rope memory, the ROM that held the Moon landing programs. Mike Stewart builds a custom reader to recover lost AGC programs.
HN commenters recommend it as the deepest explanation of how AGC rope memory works and how it differs from core memory.
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