AGC CPU

GPTKB entity

Properties (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Graphics_Processing_Unit
gptkbp:architect 16-bit
gptkbp:collaborations NASA_and_MIT
gptkbp:component gptkb:microprocessor
modular design
integrated circuits
gptkbp:controls autopilot
gptkbp:dataBusWidth 12-bit
gptkbp:dataUsage magnetic core memory
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:MIT_Instrumentation_Laboratory
gptkbp:designedFor lunar missions
gptkbp:developedBy 1960s
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Charles_Draper
size and weight constraints
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:Apollo_11
gptkbp:function guidance and control
gptkbp:handles parity bits
gptkbp:hasCapacity up to 64 KB
gptkbp:historicalEvent moon landing
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first computer used in space missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label AGC CPU
gptkbp:influenced computer engineering
transistor technology
gptkbp:influencedBy early computers
gptkbp:inputOutput DSKY
console
keyboard
lights
switches
1 Hz
gptkbp:inspiredBy previous guidance systems
gptkbp:keyFunction navigation calculations
gptkbp:keyIssues software reliability
space exploration technology
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Margaret_Hamilton
gptkbp:language LUM
gptkbp:launchSite real-time programming
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern avionics
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Raytheon
gptkbp:netIncome serial data transmission
gptkbp:notableEvent successful lunar landing
Apollo_Guidance_Computer_project
gptkbp:notableFeature redundancy
gptkbp:operatingHours AGC_software
gptkbp:operationalStatus outer space
gptkbp:powers approximately 25 watts
spacecraft power system
gptkbp:productionCompany 1962-1966
iterative design
display screen
gptkbp:RAM core memory
gptkbp:replacedBy modern flight computers
gptkbp:speed 1.024 MHz
gptkbp:succeededBy low failure rate
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Apollo_Guidance_Computer_2
gptkbp:trainingPrograms embedded software
gptkbp:usedBy hardware-in-the-loop testing
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Apollo_program
training simulations
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Apollo_spacecraft
Apollo_11_launch
gptkbp:user_interface serial communication
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Apollo_lunar_landing
gptkbp:usesTechnology spacecraft navigation
gptkbp:weight approximately 24 pounds