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Computers in Spaceflight: The NASA ...
burroghs atlas guidance - G...
Creating the computer: government, industry, ...
burroghs atlas guidance - G...
Some Burroughs Transistor Computers - Folklor...
The Atlas Guidance Computer The Burroughs G...
Atlas Guidance Computer - G...
[PDF] Biography of Spacecraft Computer Referen...
Atlas ICBM - Thor Able Ground Guidance Compute...
Gemini Inertial Guidance Sy...
1962 February 22 Proposal for redundant subs...

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):  (learn more)
restart protection, space sextant, digital autopilot, landing radar, 
program alarms, rendezvous radar, reaction thrusters, scanning telescope, 
braking phase, inertial platform, descent engine, human spaceflight, 
powered descent, erasable memory, pilot opinion, gimbal lock, 
descent stage, abort button, flying qualities, guidance computer
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Neil Armstrong, North American, World War, Age of Systems, 
Chris Kraft, David Scott, Jack Garman, Space Task Group, Michael Collins, 
Scott Crossfield, Robert Chilton, Project Apollo, Edwards Air Force Base, 
Joe Shea, Aaron Cohen, Alan Shepard, Don Eyles, Draper Laboratories, 
Floyd Bennett, Eldon Hall, Charlie Duke, Mission Control, Deke Slayton, 
United States, Mercury Seven

12. The Morris worm
11. Google search rank
10. Apollo guidance system
9. Excel spreadsheet
8. Macintosh OS
7. Sabre system
6. Mosaic browser
5. Java language
4. IBM System 360 OS
That leaves my third, second, and top-most choices still to go. So here they are:

"1. Overview [8. 1 MB]: Introduces the project. 2. CTL Module [9. 9 MB]: Design and construction of the control module. 3. PROC Module [6. 7 MB]: Design and construction of the processing (CPU) module. 4. MEM Module [6. 8 MB]: Design and construction of the memory module. 5. IO Module [7. 0 MB]: Design and construction of the diskplay/keyboard (DSKY) module. 6. Assembler [0. 5 MB]: A cross-assembler for AGC software development. 7. C++ Simulator [5. 2 MB]: A low-level simulator that runs assembled AGC code. 8. Flight Software [2. 8 MB]: My translation of portions of the COLOSSUS 249 flight software. 9. Test & Checkout [0. 9 MB]: A suite of test programs in AGC assembly language."

"There have been several excellent Apollo astronaut memoirs, especially Gene Cernan's "The Last Man on the Moon" and Jim Lovell's "Lost Moon," which was made into the feature film "Apollo 13." This one is still the most honest and reflective of them all. It extends a tradition of the aviator as litterateur into the age of space travel."

"Through out this book, the author describes his feelings and experiences about being an astronaut, what it's like to fly in space, what he did, what he saw and all the numerous sacrifices he and his family made so that he could be an astronaut. His experience of being alone while orbiting the moon is exhilarating. All this done in a very non-technical and jargon free way."

I saw this last night with Bob at Reel Pizza. Michael Collins has the most screen time, Alan Bean is animated and funny. They're all great. It's all about Wonder. "The surviving crew members from NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words."