Computer speedometers

[Allison]

>
>Subject: Re: Computer speedometers
>   From: "John Allain" <allain at panix.com>
>   Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:29:41 -0400
>     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>Some IBM 370's had a big galvanometer on the front,
>EG the '168 had one even with the massive CRT
>up there on the panel.
>(photo courtesy the corestore)
>     http://www.corestore.org/370168-1.jpg
>
>AIX / RS6000 had a nice set of onscreen meters.
>
>Old fantasy: working Apollo CM control panel with all
>      the lights, switches and barberpoles.
>
>John A.

Check out www.spaceref.com/exploration/apollo/acgreplica/
to build your own block 1 AGC.

Allison