Personally, I think that Apollo's workstations were groundbreaking products, even today. But why are they so forgotten now? I guess a bit of background is in order, then. I'm a sophomore at an university in North Carolina, pursuing a degree in computer science, but yet... I've always been fascinated with the old, long-forgotten technology. Why did it die out? What did we learn from it? One of the things I never got was why, despite how groundbreaking Apollo's products were, lost to today's computing professionals. Nobody seems to know anything about Apollo anymore. I've been trying to get into Apollo systems, but I've been unable to actually locate one, but perhaps time will tell. What if everyone could have their own Apollo, and relive the wonders of 1980s distributed network computing? My goal with Saturn V is to allow people to have their very own personal Apollo workstation, to use anytime, anywhere.
In the coming months, I will be continually updating this blog with the progress of Saturn V, from start to completion. There will also be technical commentary about the intricacies of Apollo's hardware, because I want to preserve how I deciphered the mystery of their long-lost hardware, and how I implemented my emulation of it.
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