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SUMMARY:Lightyears ahead: How the Apollo Guidance Computer pioneered an er
 a of reliable software - Rob Wills (Ensoft Ltd)
DTSTART:20181029T193000Z
DTEND:20181029T203000Z
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CONTACT:Daniel Andrews
DESCRIPTION:July 20\, 1969: Neil Armstrong was in the final stages of the 
 Lunar descent\, just 6\,000 feet above the surface\, when suddenly his com
 puter indicated a critical alarm. For a few nail-biting seconds it looked 
 as if the mission would have to be aborted. However\, Armstrong was given 
 a "go" to continue\, and after several more alarms the Eagle touched down 
 safely.\nI'll introduce the amazing hardware and software that made up the
  Apollo Guidance Computer\, and talk about how the software engineering te
 chniques that saved the Apollo 11 mission have become commonplace for all 
 kinds of fault-tolerant software today.\n\nFacebook event: https://www.fac
 ebook.com/events/332978064145819/
LOCATION:CUSU Lounge\, 17 Mill Lane
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