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The Lunar Code: Inside the Apollo Guidance Computer

June 9, 2019 paleotronic 0

  The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) was a fascinating design for its time, and demonstrated many concepts that would take hold be used for many years to come. The 512Khz master signal (derived from a [more…]

Fiction

Android Dreams: The Werewolf of Schenectady

June 2, 2019 paleotronic 0

“Your ghost stories don’t scare me…” Jamie Silicon’s voice betrayed a certain lack of confidence, and his older sister seized on it like a wolf lunging for a rabbit. “Did you know that one night, [more…]

Space

Lunar Rangers: Discovering just what, exactly, the Moon was made of…

May 24, 2019 paleotronic 0

Before one could land on the Moon, one needed to learn more about it. What was  the surface made of? What was the terrain like? Where would we land? The Ranger missions hoped to assist [more…]

History

The Business: Apollo Executive Group

April 9, 2019 paleotronic 0

“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organise and measure the [more…]

Space

Rockets and Rovers: Getting to the Moon and getting around on its surface

February 7, 2019 paleotronic 0

Getting the Apollo spacecraft all the way to the moon was going to take power – a lot of power. And to build a rocket of such magnitude was going to take a great deal [more…]

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The Mystery of the Missing Moon Tapes

January 29, 2019 paleotronic 0

A desire to have the moon walk broadcast during prime-time US viewing hours, after the moon set there,  meant that NASA would have to rely on a dish in a sheep paddock in Australia to [more…]

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Live from the Moon: One Giant Transmission for Humankind

January 25, 2019 paleotronic 0

The impact the live broadcast of the Moon walk had on the populace of Western countries cannot be overstated. Witnessing such a momentous event live made people feel they were a part of it, and [more…]

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The Diskee: Apollo’s most important crewmember

January 22, 2019 paleotronic 0

Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong’s tense two-word report came over the loudspeakers at NASA’s Mission Control in Houston, more of a question than a statement as he and and fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin rapidly descended [more…]

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T-Minus Zero: Space… the Final Frontier

January 18, 2019 paleotronic 0

Note: This is the editorial from issue #3 of Paleotronic… Some people believe the opposable thumb is the secret to humanity’s success. But not me. For me, I think the knowledge of our mortality, of [more…]

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Our Holiday issue explored The Print Shop, Christmas and Party games and much, much more!

turtleSpaces 3D Logo Interpreter

turtleSpaces is a new expanded implementation of LCSI Apple Logo II that features 3D OpenGL graphics, shapes, lights, cameras, location detection, multiple turtles and much, much more! Great for teaching kids how to code. Check it out at turtlespaces.org

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Over the next 23 days we’re going on a journey through 12 years of Christmas tech-gifts past. Our first year is 1980, when first generation consoles and home computers began to gain serious traction. Click [more…]

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