In the previous episode, we finally got core rope memory working. This should allow us to read some core rope modules at the Computer History Museum, which contain the earliest working Block II program ever written for the AGC, and for which no known listing copies exist. The PCB used for the rope terminators in this episode are made and sponsored by PCBway (https://www.pcbway.com).
For an in-depth look at the (amazing) details about core rope technology, read this article from our very own Ken Shirriff: http://www.righto.com/2019/07/software-woven-into-wire-core-rope-and.html
Some relevant links:
Playlist of the restoration series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-_93BVApb59FWrLZfdlisi_x7-Ut_-w7
Block I AGC period documentary: https://youtu.be/ndvmFlg1WmE
Inertial navigation system documentary: https://youtu.be/wD97RSpiZe0
Schematics: https://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/links.html#AGC_electrical_schematics
and: https://archive.org/details/agc_handbook_jp2
Mike's AGC backplane viewer: http://apolloguidance.computer/2003100_071/pins
AGC software repo: https://github.com/virtualagc/virtualagc
The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talk: https://youtu.be/xx7Lfh5SKUQ