[sdiy] Ahhh...so I'm not the only one...

[Brandon Daniel]

On Fri, 15 Jul 2005, Aaron Lanterman wrote:

> I remember reading somewhere that the Apollo guidance computer (which I think 
> came up on this list recently) was all done with wire-wrap, and then epoxied.

http://www.fdiskc.com/img/computerhistorymuseum/apolloguidance.jpg

Now, the Control Data machines they had there, those were far more insane:

http://www.fdiskc.com/img/computerhistorymuseum/controldata6600.jpg

Timing was actually dependant on the length of the wire you see in that 
picture. Meditate on the implications of that for a bit... whew, we're so 
much luckier these days!

-Brandon