I was in Intemediate School, which is the 2 years before High School. It was over the classroom speakers
From: Jim Saklad <jimdoc@me.com>
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Sent: Sunday, 26 August 2012 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [iPad] OT: RIP Neil Armstrong
To: iPad@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, 26 August 2012 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [iPad] OT: RIP Neil Armstrong
> Yes, I remember that Sunday night quite clearly. In fact, Pres. Nixon gave guvvies the day off on Monday July 20th/21st because the walk was occurring after midnight.
The landing ("Houston -- Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.") was on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC (2:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time).
Armstrong began his first moonwalk ("That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for Mankind.") at 10:56 PM EDT.
> For the younger folks today, all this was done without what we now have as computers. NASA had rows of IBM 360s and their big Winchester drives (about the size of a washing machine.)
I think I was told 5 linked IBM 360/50's.
Probably comparably to an iPhone.
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The landing ("Houston -- Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.") was on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC (2:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time).
Armstrong began his first moonwalk ("That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for Mankind.") at 10:56 PM EDT.
> For the younger folks today, all this was done without what we now have as computers. NASA had rows of IBM 360s and their big Winchester drives (about the size of a washing machine.)
I think I was told 5 linked IBM 360/50's.
Probably comparably to an iPhone.
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Jim Saklad mailto:mailto:jimdoc%40me.com
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