Apollo Guidance Computer code
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 3:23 pm
Awesome.
That name is thoroughly explained in the code comments, which is something almost unheard of today.The instructions for the master ignition burn is titled, BURN_BABY_BURN- -MASTER_IGNITION_ROUTINE
A series of instructions in the Lunar Landing Guidance Equations is listed as "Trashy Little Subroutines." In the same section, a specific command is labeled "Numero Mysterioso."
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And the coders kindly request the astronauts to "crank the silly thing around" when moving the landing radar antenna into position:
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The computer scientists even thought it prudent to quote Shakespeare in the comments of the AGC software: