What is this?
The original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer (AGC) source code: the 1969 flight software for the Command Module (Comanche055) and the Lunar Module (Luminary099).
The original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer (AGC) source code: the 1969 flight software for the Command Module (Comanche055) and the Lunar Module (Luminary099).Is this a program I can build and run, or a historical archive?A historical archive: the goal is to preserve the original 1969 listings verbatim, so the repo contains no build and there is nothing to install or run.
A historical archive: the goal is to preserve the original 1969 listings verbatim, so the repo contains no build and there is nothing to install or run.What would it take to compile it, then?The README refers assembling to the Virtual AGC project; its yaYUL assembler is the one credited for these sources in the attribution table.
The README refers assembling to the Virtual AGC project; its yaYUL assembler is the one credited for these sources in the attribution table.Is there anything I need to install just to dig into the code?No — there are no package dependencies and no build scripts here; the only automation in the repo is markdownlint checks over its markdown files.
No — there are no package dependencies and no build scripts here; the only automation in the repo is markdownlint checks over its markdown files.Is the transcription guaranteed to be word-perfect?Not guaranteed — fixes are welcome: pull requests are invited for any mismatch between the transcriptions and the original source scans of Luminary 099 and Comanche 055.
Not guaranteed — fixes are welcome: pull requests are invited for any mismatch between the transcriptions and the original source scans of Luminary 099 and Comanche 055.Is there any catch to reusing this code?No — the attribution table lists the copyright as Public domain, so the transcribed listings are free to use.
No — the attribution table lists the copyright as Public domain, so the transcribed listings are free to use.What are Comanche055 and Luminary099?Comanche055 is part of Colossus 2A, the Command Module's AGC program, assembled on April 1, 1969; Luminary099 is part of Luminary 1A, the Lunar Module's AGC program, assembled on July 14, 1969.
Comanche055 is part of Colossus 2A, the Command Module's AGC program, assembled on April 1, 1969; Luminary099 is part of Luminary 1A, the Lunar Module's AGC program, assembled on July 14, 1969.How did 1960s code end up on GitHub?The printouts came from the MIT Museum: digitization was performed by Paul Fjeld and arranged by Deborah Douglas, with the Virtual AGC project and the museum behind the digitized source.
The printouts came from the MIT Museum: digitization was performed by Paul Fjeld and arranged by Deborah Douglas, with the Virtual AGC project and the museum behind the digitized source.Whose names are on the code?The original sign-off pages are preserved: Margaret H. Hamilton is listed as Colossus Programming Leader, with approvals from MIT Instrumentation Laboratory directors including Daniel Lickly and Fred Martin, dated March 28, 1969.
The original sign-off pages are preserved: Margaret H. Hamilton is listed as Colossus Programming Leader, with approvals from MIT Instrumentation Laboratory directors including Daniel Lickly and Fred Martin, dated March 28, 1969.What are similar projects?MS-DOS, linux-insides, csharplang, zxdesk, Reverse-Engineering, fprime, pics, cpu-performance-engineering
MS-DOS, linux-insides, csharplang, zxdesk, Reverse-Engineering, fprime, pics, cpu-performance-engineering