Marc Verdiell: Restoring the Apollo Guidance Computer

6 місяців тому

Marc, also known as CuriousMarc from the CuriousMarc UKposts 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.

КОМЕНТАРІ: 26

@hoofie2002 6 місяців тому

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 4 місяці тому

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!

@shawnhuk 5 місяців тому

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

@alexlefevre3555 4 місяці тому

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 2 місяці тому

Marc and company make the BEST UKposts videos ever.

@pasha12343 4 місяці тому

Some really clever guys , super interesting presentation 🧐👍🙂

@christianmeinert8806 6 місяців тому

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 5 місяців тому

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

@fohdeesha 6 місяців тому

Absolute legend

@perceptron-1 6 місяців тому

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 5 місяців тому

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 5 місяців тому

@@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 4 місяці тому

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 3 місяці тому

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 29 днів тому

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

@adamsteele6148 4 місяці тому

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

@xlr8r171 16 днів тому

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

@adamsteele6148 16 днів тому

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

@xlr8r171 16 днів тому

@@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 4 місяці тому

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

@common_c3nts 4 місяці тому

Yes they can, certainly you are joking.

@wolfgangornig3556 4 місяці тому

No they can't

@peterwmdavis 4 місяці тому

Ok, if you say so?

@md4luckycharms 3 місяці тому

@@wolfgangornig3556 they could if they had a reason to

@xlr8r171 16 днів тому

@@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.