The Navigation Computer

A couple days ago, I saw a video about the machines that were created for to travel to moon. In this video, the machine created was the computer for the Apollo Mission by the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory. This computer contains a software for the Apollo guidance, navigation and control system. This video teach me a lot about the development behind the digital computer and the concepts about hardware and software. Also all the process to construct a new computer with the technology existing in the 60's and innovate in the way that the systems are constructed. With only 64Kb the RAM memory this machine was capable to manage all the system in the travel to the moon.

It was amazing see it, because it demonstrates that nothing is impossible for to us. The part more amazing for me was when the computer accessed to the function to navigate, function that was never tested, and the navigation system did it in the best way, the only think I could do in that moment was to say "woow" and the other thing that surprise me was the system validation implemented on the system piloting, which at the time of navigating was marking an error but continued piloting, and nobody knew what was happening, and I recalled those incontables times when I do a program and it is doing things that I don't know why.

I share with you the video and I hope you like it.

Thanks for your time, I hope your comments.

About me

Hi! This entry is about me, my name is Daniela but you can call me Dany or Nanis. Well for your information this blog is for the course of Software Design and Architecture and all of you are invited to see the all publications in this blog.

Well... What I expect about this course? I am new in the campus and I expect all, but in special, I expect that this course help me to understand how to create systems that can be maintainable and scalable, and a lot of new experiences :)

About my hobbies, I like so much see anime, listen Kpop, play videogames and play Magic.

My favorite anime is One Piece, it literally contents about all action, suspense, drama, comedy, fantasy, and I like all of them. One Piece is about a boy that wants converts in the pirate king and all the adventures he had for to achieve that.

My favorite band for to listen Kpop is DBSK, is the first group that I listen music in this idiom and I liked so much, the variety in their songs is wide and always exists a song for a moment in my life. I share with you the song that I like so much about this group.

About the videogames, I recently begin play Alan Wake, is a game about a writer and its quest to recover his wife on a terrifying land. I share the trailer of this magnificent game that is considered in the top 10 games of the year in 2010.

And for finish, my last hobby, but not the least important, is play Magic: The Gathering. It is a game about a duel of wizards or “planeswalkers” in a multiverse. This game has a lot of histories about this multiverse, and all them have the little touch of action and suspense that I simply love.

Well it is all about me, I expect your comments!!!