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Greensands	10/10/2020 21:03:34
449 forum posts 72 photos	Hi - I am tempted to splash out on a copy of the "The Apollo Guidance Computer" by Frank O'Brien currently available for around £35 by before doing so wondered if any members of the forum may have already had the chance to read the book. I have a general interest in computers but would like some assurance that it would appeal to the general reader.
Andy Stopford	10/10/2020 21:59:51
241 forum posts 35 photos	I can't help you about the book, I'm afraid, but there's a load of videos here about restoring the AGC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KSahAoOLdU&list=PL-_93BVApb59FWrLZfdlisi_x7-Ut_-w7 And a lecture about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1J2RMorJXM
Maurice Taylor	10/10/2020 22:06:12
275 forum posts 39 photos	Hi,this web address is for a 47 page preview of the book https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Apollo_Guidance_Computer.html?id=3fKzL0HfJp4C&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Maurice
Vic	10/10/2020 22:41:29
3453 forum posts 23 photos	It’s just over £26 on Amazon. LINK
Roger Hart	11/10/2020 10:05:42
157 forum posts 31 photos	Why not build one. Try klabs.org/history/build.agc
Greensands	11/10/2020 12:17:37
449 forum posts 72 photos	Thanks for the information. Probally would not go as far as building a computer but in recommending the link you may have saved me the expense of buying the book. Money better spent on machine tools!

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