Ask HN: Is the Apollo Guidance Computer (1960) the first embedded system ever?

2 pointsby gsempealmost 3 years ago

3 comments

zgsalmost 3 years ago

Lift controllers date from the 1920's. I'd consider them embedded systems.

pfdietzalmost 3 years ago

Where does the "1960" come from? Wikipedia lists August 1966 as when the AGC was introduced.<p>AGC was preceded by many other digital guidance computers, including those for the Minuteman I, the Minuteman II, and Gemini.

tgflynnalmost 3 years ago

It might depend on your definition of "system". WW II battleships had electro-mechanical computers for fire control.