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How big was the engineering team that did the software for the Apollo guidance computer? Actually, I was unable to find the answer to that question.
by virtualritz 7y ago
How big was the engineering team that did the software for the Apollo guidance computer?
Actually, I was unable to find the answer to that question.
- lnsru 7y agoWhat about first Apple’s computer? It was designed by a single guy. Edit: “Margaret Hamilton led a team of 350 people to design the software behind the Apollo 11 mission.” Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/07/underappreciated-power-apollo-computer/594121/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/07/underapp...
- virtualritz 7y agoI think this paints the wrong picture. "The peak activity occurred one year earlier in 1968 with a manpower total of 350." [1] I have a hard time believing the team was this size throughout the time the project lasted -- above quote seems to 2nd this. [1] http://klabs.org/history/history_docs/mit_docs/1711.pdf http://klabs.org/history/history_docs/mit_docs/1711.pdf
- benj111 7y agoThe Apollo Guidance Computer had 36,864 16 bit words of rom [1]. I don't think there's really enough there for 10000 people to get their teeth into. Although it was core rope memory, and it's unclear to me whether you would include the weavers in that total. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer