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Using strings to record things? Now use rope to program spacecraft to the moon and back. (en.m.wikipedia.org)

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Most of the software on the AGC (Apollo Guidance Computer) is stored in a special read-only memory known as core rope memory, fashioned by weaving wires through and around magnetic cores, though a small amount of read/write core memory is available.

Bonus Nerd Link: the Virtual AGC Project

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey there. If you find this fascinating, theres a youtube channel that is trying to restore said computer and goes over how it works in detail: https://youtu.be/hckwxq8rnr0?feature=shared

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

That video was how I learned about it!
I highly encourage anyone even slightly interested in how a rope core computer works to watch that video. The whole series is fantastic too.

Thank you for finding that, Todototo. I meant to but completely forgot to do it.