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A number of sources that I have read state they had 2K of memory (2048 bytes). and 32K of storage. To put that into perspective, a vintage Atari 2600 game cartridge (with its extremely primitive blocky graphics) was 4K. The lowest end Commodore computer was 16K, 8 times as powerful.
It could multitask 8 jobs at a time and utilized virtual machines which made the most of the computing power it had.
During the landing, the system was actually receiving too much data to be able to perform. It's been reported that a NASA engineer had commented after the mission that had they been aware of the complexities of the Apollo Guidance Control when they began to design it, they probably would have never actually attempted it and considered it too far beyond what was considered the current technology of that day.
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Was the Apollo 11 moon landing a myth?
No. The Apollo 11 landing was very much real.
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How much fuel was left when Apollo 11 landed on the moon?
Apollo 11 had about 25 seconds worth of fuel remaining when it landed on the moon.
How was Apollo 11 different from rockets?
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What was the Apollo 11 mission called?
Apollo 11
Is Apollo 11 haunted?
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How many attempts was there to land on the moon before Apollo 11?
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Why was Apollo 11 called Apollo 11?
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How much computer power was on-board the lunar capsule?
Very interesting. I was told a few years ago that both the primary and backup computers on Apollo 11 had 64K memories. Today, the address book in your cellphone has more than that. I hope somebody else can jump in here and contribute some of the other specs and characteristics of the computing hardware on the Apollos.
What was Apollo 11's spaceship named?
Apollo 11
Who launched Apollo 11?
N.A.S.A launched Apollo 11.
When was the Apollo 11 used?
The Apollo 11 was launched in 1969.
