The Apollo Guidance Computer

Author: Frank O'Brien
Edition: 2010
Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B0041N3H2K

The Apollo Guidance Computer: Architecture and Operation (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)

Designing a mission for a flight to the Moon requires balancing the demands of a wide array of spacecraft systems, with the details of tending each component generating complex and often contradictory requirements. Download The Apollo Guidance Computer: Architecture and Operation (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. More than any other system in the Apollo spacecraft, the Apollo Guidance Computer drove the capabilities of the lunar missions. In the 1960's, most computers filled an entire room yet the spacecraft's computer was required to be compact and require little power.A When compared to modern systems, the AGC's design limitations and lack of speed presented formidable challenges. Yet, hardware and software engineers overcame these difficulties, and their creation was able to guide a new and complex spacecraft and its precious human cargo Search and find a lot of computer books in many category availabe for free download.

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