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What did the computers on the Saturn V actually do?
A common science fun fact is that the Saturn V had very basic computing. Most devices nowadays and even those from the 80s were more powerful than the computers on the Saturn V.
This is obviously because most calculations were done by hand before, and most equipment on the spacecraft was analogue.
However, it's computing power was not zero, so I was wondering what the primitive computers it did have even did, and how essential was it for the mission?
#space
A common science fun fact is that the Saturn V had very basic computing. Most devices nowadays and even those from the 80s were more powerful than the computers on the Saturn V.
This is obviously because most calculations were done by hand before, and most equipment on the spacecraft was analogue.
However, it's computing power was not zero, so I was wondering what the primitive computers it did have even did, and how essential was it for the mission?
#space
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