Computer control of a machine for exploring Mars (1964) [pdf]

Is there a program that can take a LaTeX file and create a PDF that looks like a scanned type-written paper from 1964 ;)

The Automated Biological Laboratory <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;stream&#x2F;NASA_NTRS_Archive_19660027176&#x2F;#page&#x2F;n343" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;stream&#x2F;NASA_NTRS_Archive_19660027176&#x2F;#pa...</a><p>In OPs link there is a committee that says &quot;No pics from mars, it&#x27;s too hard to do&quot;, and then there is John talking about it like it&#x27;s obvious pictures needs to be taken..

Viking 1 landed on Mars only 12 years later. Interesting that a paper about exploring the possibility of a computerized machine on Mars is written a scant 12 years before an actual landing of a fairly complex lander. Life between, say, 1960 and 1980 must have felt at a breakneck pace.<p>Viking 1 lander&#x27;s abilities:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov&#x2F;planetary&#x2F;viking1landata.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov&#x2F;planetary&#x2F;viking1landata.html</a>

Others might also find this History of Lisp at JPL (used on both spacecraft and rovers) interesting:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.flownet.com&#x2F;gat&#x2F;jpl-lisp.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.flownet.com&#x2F;gat&#x2F;jpl-lisp.html</a>

Father of Lisp was also Grandfather of the Mars Rovers!

I&#x27;m surprised he recommended a time interrupt of around 1000 Hz, for a machine with microsecond memory cycle times.

It&#x27;s got some Carl Sagan in it. Very good find.

Great vision from a great man.

Hey, HN Admins, is it really necessary to micro-manage the titles?! I had “by John McCarthy” (which is highly relevant, and in the next line in the doc)! It’s just a bit prissy to have to have the titles your favorite way all the time. Please stop it, and if you need to micromanage peoples posts, you should be working for Wikipedia. Yeah, yeah, I know ... OFF TOPIC!