Note that this is exactly how they made the Apollo Guidance Computer, except tha...

pjscott on June 17, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles

Note that this is exactly how they made the Apollo Guidance Computer, except that it was 2,800 chips, each with two NOR gates. And a giant honking breadboard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer