Marc Verdiell: Restoring the Apollo Guidance Computer

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8 ай бұрын

Marc, also known as CuriousMarc from the CuriousMarc KZfaq channel, specializes in restoring rare and notable vintage electronics. His projects include Apollo space electronics, the Xerox Alto computer, IBM mainframes, and HP instruments, to name a few.
Marc’s talk will take the audience through the epic restoration of a genuine Apollo Guidance Computer, the revolutionary technology that guided man to the Moon and back.

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@Spookieham 8 ай бұрын

Marc's talk really doesn't do justice to how much time and effort has been spent on the AGC and the Comms projects. They have some funding from Patreon and Marc's youTube with equipment donations but this is all volunteer work on what is arguably the most important computer of all time.

@gertebert 7 ай бұрын

I was looking for this comment. You are absolutely right, Marc skipped so many stuff in order to get it in one hour. The Enigma btw was also quite important!

@johnvriezen4696 Ай бұрын

I think you might be thinking of Colossus. Enigma wasn't a computer, it was a cipher machine.

@shawnhuk 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for not putting any ads in this! The seamless viewing experience was much better.

@alexlefevre3555 7 ай бұрын

I've watched every single one of Marc's videos on this restoration. Hearing him talk about his labor of love and his incredible team was amazing!

@malcolmgibson6288 4 ай бұрын

Marc and company make the BEST KZfaq videos ever.

@fohdeesha 8 ай бұрын

Absolute legend

@christianmeinert8806 8 ай бұрын

It was great to follow the restoration series. Always happy to be notified when a new episode published. ❤ And the journey hasn’t ended. Keep on your great work even I understand perhaps half of everything you patiently explain.

@gerryjamesedwards1227 8 ай бұрын

I feel the same. Some of the most interesting and educational content on KZfaq in my opinion.

@pasha12343 6 ай бұрын

Some really clever guys , super interesting presentation 🧐👍🙂

@perceptron-1 8 ай бұрын

You have done a fantastic job. You have saved this great computer for future humanity. I'm also curious: what's on the other side of the moon? Let's go to the moon! When are we going there? The most important ingredient, the working part, is already there. What else is missing?

@Chicken_Little_Syndrome 8 ай бұрын

Space will be explored with drones. Nobody is ever going to wait on a line to do anything but purchase the latest VR gear that will allow you to see what the drones see.

@benjaminhanke79 7 ай бұрын

@@Chicken_Little_SyndromeExactly! I would wait for my five minutes of remote control if someone puts a little robot on the moons surface and let's me dig into the remains of a LEM. Oh, and it should also have a built in core rope reader.

@sidharthcs2110 7 ай бұрын

Robots can do that for lower cost (that's what everyone has been doing since Sputnik 1). There's nothing much a human mission can do unless we establish a permanent habitat on the surface.

@pordzio 6 ай бұрын

On Marc's channel the running joke in the comments is, that he will, piece-by-piece, complete the whole Apollo program and fly to the moon himself :D

@user-sd3ik9rt6d 3 ай бұрын

Curious and curiouser said Marc, i think im in a rabit hole.

@adamsteele6148 7 ай бұрын

Sad they sold it and never heard about it ever again. That isn't right.

@xlr8r171 3 ай бұрын

It wasn't their property, and the owner got a good amount of cash out of the auction.

@adamsteele6148 3 ай бұрын

@@xlr8r171 so what. I don't care that much about money.

@xlr8r171 3 ай бұрын

@@adamsteele6148 you don't l, and I think that is good, but the owner of the AGC did. Marc and his team got their hands on other AGC, including the one on the fly-by-wire pallette, have a look at this curious Marc episode.

@JW_Wilco 7 ай бұрын

NASA could not do today what these guys are doing. that's the sad part.

@common_c3nts 6 ай бұрын

Yes they can, certainly you are joking.

@wolfgangornig3556 6 ай бұрын

No they can't

@peterwmdavis 6 ай бұрын

Ok, if you say so?

@md4luckycharms 6 ай бұрын

@@wolfgangornig3556 they could if they had a reason to

@xlr8r171 3 ай бұрын

@@wolfgangornig3556of course they could, but why would they want to? NASA has a history of discarding obsolete technology without preservation. It is not on their agenda.