We get a chance to inspect the actual Apollo Guidance System that flew in NASA's F8 Digital Fly-By-Wire experimental plane. We explain how it worked, and recover the software from its core rope memory. The result is a bit of a surprise! Apollo Guidance Computer Restoration Series:    • Apollo Guidance Computer Restoration   More videos showing some of Steve Jurvetson’s collection: Steve’s collection part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y-MosGsFMs Steve’s collection part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZBRw07Ibgo Steve’s collection part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y-MosGsFMs Virtual AGC Github repository: https://github.com/virtualagc/virtualagc Stuff that supports the channel: - Amazon links for the tools I use in the lab: https://www.curiousmarc.com/amazon-links - Channel merch on Fourthwall: null - Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiousmarc Our lovely sponsors - PCBWay: fast turn PCBs, https://www.pcbway.com/ - Electro-Rent: https://www.electrorent.com/ - Keysight: test instruments: https://www.keysight.com/ - Samtec: connectors: https://www.samtec.com/ - R&D Microwaves: https://rdmicrowaves.com/ Get more technical info on the companion site: https://www.curiousmarc.com/ Contact info: null 00:00 Summary of previous episodes 02:05 The F8 Fly-By-Wire pallet 03:43 Why Digital Fly-By-Wire? 06:24 NASA Dryden Flight Research Center 08:08 NASA's F8 DFBW program 14:10 Shuttle support missions 15:20 Inspecting the pallet 19:05 Apollo SPS engine 20:43 Core rope extraction 24:58 Liquid Nitrogen cooling 25:56 Reading the core ropes 29:22 Running and explaining the recovered software 32:20 Mike's core rope recovery to date