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American computer manufacturer (1980–1989)
Apollo Computer Inc. was an American technology corporation headquartered and founded in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1980 by William
Apollo_Computer
Guidance and navigation computer used in Apollo spacecraft
The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) is a digital computer produced for the Apollo program that was installed on board each Apollo command module (CM) and
Apollo_Guidance_Computer
First crewed Moon landing (1969)
Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon, and the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program
Apollo_11
United States software engineer (born 1936)
development of the on-board flight software for NASA's Apollo Guidance Computer for the Apollo program. She later founded two software companies, Higher
Margaret Hamilton (software engineer)
Margaret_Hamilton_(software_engineer)
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which landed the first humans on the Moon
Apollo_program
Series of workstation computers
Apollo/Domain is a series of workstations that were developed and produced by Apollo Computer from c. 1980 to 1989. The machines were built around the
Apollo/Domain
32 bit microprocessor made by Apollo Computer
PRISM (Parallel Reduced Instruction Set Multiprocessor) was Apollo Computer's high-performance CPU used in their DN10000 series workstations. It was for
Apollo_PRISM
High-end single-user computer
Microsystems, Silicon Graphics, Apollo Computer, DEC, HP, NeXT, and IBM beginning in the 1980s, and powered the 3D computer graphics revolution through the
Workstation
network-based systems. Run on Apollo/Domain hardware. Later bought by Hewlett-Packard. Atari DOS (for 8-bit computers) Atari TOS Atari MultiTOS Contiki
List_of_operating_systems
Aborted Moon landing mission in the Apollo program
Apollo 13 (April 11–17, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and would have been the third Moon landing. The craft was launched
Apollo_13
First crewed space mission to orbit the Moon
Apollo 8 (December 21–27, 1968) was the first crewed spacecraft to leave Earth's gravitational sphere of influence, and the first human spaceflight to
Apollo_8
1980s specifications for a computer workstation
commercialized by Sun Microsystems in 1982. Apollo Computer (in the Route 128 region) announced the Apollo/Domain computer in 1981. By 1986, CMU stated that it
3M_computer
128-bit number used to identify information in computer systems
for generating them and for parsing their textual representation. Apollo Computer used UUIDs in the Network Computing System (NCS), launched in 1987
Universally_unique_identifier
American engineer and entrepreneur
engineer and entrepreneur . He was a founder of Prime Computer, Apollo Computer, and Stellar Computer. Prior to that he headed the Electronics Research Lab
William_Poduska
Apollo spacecraft guidance system
failure. The Apollo command module (CM) and lunar module (LM), were each equipped with a version of PGNCS. PGNCS, and specifically its computer, were also
Apollo_PGNCS
Topics referred to by the same term
runtime system originally codenamed "Apollo" Apollo/Domain, a series of workstations made by Apollo Computer Apollo Reservation System, the computerized
Apollo_(disambiguation)
Discontinued operating system
discontinued operating system used by the Apollo/Domain line of workstations manufactured by Apollo Computer. It was originally launched in 1981 as AEGIS
Domain/OS
American information technology company (1939–2015)
in 1999. HP also grew through acquisitions: it bought Apollo Computer in 1989 and Convex Computer in 1995. In 1992, Young was succeeded by Lewis E. Platt
Hewlett-Packard
Client/server computer framework
Software Foundation (OSF), a consortium founded in 1988 that included Apollo Computer (part of Hewlett-Packard from 1989), IBM, Digital Equipment Corporation
Distributed Computing Environment
Distributed_Computing_Environment
Backup system for Apollo PGNCS
The Apollo Abort Guidance System (AGS, also known as Abort Guidance Section) was a backup computer system providing an abort capability in the event of
Apollo_Abort_Guidance_System
1984–1996 technology consortium
AT&T, Digital, Unisys, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, NCR, Sun, Prime Computer, Apollo Computer from North America; Fujitsu, Hitachi, and NEC from Japan; plus
X/Open
Structure that contains the Saturn rocket guidance system
Saturn I flight control computer. "Saturn V Flight Control Computer | RR Auction". www.rrauction.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09. The Apollo "A"/Saturn C-1 Launch
Saturn_V_instrument_unit
Electronic design automation company
transfer tools. The company leveraged Apollo Computer workstations to differentiate itself within the computer-aided engineering (CAE) market with its
Mentor_Graphics
Apollo Computer for US$476 million, enabling HP to become the largest supplier of computer workstations. In 1995, the company bought another computer
List of acquisitions by Hewlett-Packard
List_of_acquisitions_by_Hewlett-Packard
Motor vehicle
The Gumpert Apollo is a sports car produced by German automotive manufacturer Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH in Altenburg. Gumpert filed for bankruptcy
Gumpert_Apollo
Early form of read-only memory
used in the 1960s by early NASA Mars space probes and then in the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC), which was built by Raytheon. The software for the AGC was
Core_rope_memory
NASA crewed Moon landing spacecraft (1969–1972)
The Apollo Lunar Module (LM /ˈlɛm/), originally designated the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lunar lander spacecraft that was flown between lunar
Apollo_Lunar_Module
Third crewed Moon landing
Apollo 14 (January 31 – February 9, 1971) was the eighth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program operated by NASA, the third to land on the
Apollo_14
Computer of the Saturn V rocket
few hours required for an Apollo mission. With four memory modules, giving a total capacity of 16,384 words, the computer weighed 72.5 lb (32.9 kg),
Launch Vehicle Digital Computer
Launch_Vehicle_Digital_Computer
First crewed flight of the Apollo space program
Apollo 7 (October 11–22, 1968) was the first crewed flight in NASA's Apollo program, and saw the resumption of human spaceflight by the agency after the
Apollo_7
Uncrewed first test flight of the Apollo Lunar Module
Apollo 5 (launched January 22, 1968), also known as AS-204, was the uncrewed first flight of the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) that would later carry astronauts
Apollo_5
Topics referred to by the same term
Prism (chipset), a wireless networking chipset Apollo PRISM, a microprocessor made by Apollo Computer DEC PRISM, a cancelled processor architecture designed
Prism
Microprocessor model
UserManual.wiki. Plexus Computers, Inc. 1985. Retrieved 2024-05-28. "Apollo Computer Technical Publications Overview" (PDF). Apollo Computer. June 1987. Retrieved
Motorola_68010
Date and time from which a computer measures system time
fixed date and time used as a reference from which a computer measures system time. Most computer systems determine time as a number representing the seconds
Epoch_(computing)
constitute personal computers (including desktop computers, portable computers, laptops, all-in-ones, and more), mainframe computers, minicomputers, servers
List of computer system manufacturers
List_of_computer_system_manufacturers
German sports car manufacturer
Apollo Automobil, previously known as Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur, is a German sports car manufacturer headquartered in Denkendorf. Roland Gumpert, who
Apollo_Automobil
Desktop interface for Unix workstations
in 1988 at Apollo Computer for use with Domain/OS, as an alternative to Apollo's standard DM and wmgr. Shortly later, HP acquired Apollo, where they
Visual_User_Environment
American software company
(Domain Software Engineering Environment) from Apollo Computer. After Hewlett-Packard bought Apollo Computer in 1989, they left to form Atria. Atria later
Atria_Software
American information technology corporation
personal computers (PCs), printers and related supplies, as well as 3D printing services. It is the world's second-largest personal computer vendor by
HP_Inc.
Line of workstation and server computer systems
also known as the Apollo 400, after acquiring Apollo Computer in 1989. These models had the ability to run either HP-UX or Apollo's Domain/OS. From the
HP_9000
American multinational IT services company
between Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Enterprise Services business unit and Computer Sciences Corporation. The company provides business-to-business Information
DXC_Technology
American information technology company
Enterprise as a newly created company. HP Inc. retained the old HP's personal computer and printing business, as well as its stock-price history and original
Hewlett_Packard_Enterprise
Second crewed mission to orbit the Moon
Apollo 10 (May 18–26, 1969) was the fourth human spaceflight in the United States' Apollo program and the second to orbit the Moon. NASA, the mission's
Apollo_10
Saturn V-launched payload that took men to the Moon
The Apollo spacecraft was composed of three parts designed to accomplish the American Apollo program's goal of landing astronauts on the Moon by the end
Apollo_(spacecraft)
1995 film by Ron Howard
Apollo 13 is a 1995 American docudrama film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris and Kathleen
Apollo_13_(film)
American aerospace engineer (1933–2016)
work included work on the guidance computer for the Minuteman missile and the Abort-Guidance System (AGS) in the Apollo Lunar Module. The AGS played an important
Judith_Love_Cohen
Sixth and most recent crewed Moon landing
Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the eleventh and final crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot
Apollo_17
American information technology company (1982–2013)
Compaq Computer Corporation was an American information technology company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products
Compaq
Type of pointing device
to copy, delete, insert, or move around the document. By 1982, Apollo desktop computers were equipped with a touchpad on the right side of the keyboard
Touchpad
American upscale hotel chain owned by Marriott International
Rent a Car, Hilton International Hotels, and Westin and linked by the Apollo computer reservation system. This strategy failed, however, and Allegis sold
Westin_Hotels_&_Resorts
Topics referred to by the same term
System, an implementation of the Network Computing Architecture at Apollo Computer Network-based Call Signaling, a protocol used with VoIP Networked control
NCS
Claims that the Apollo Moon landings were faked
Conspiracy theories claim that some or all elements of the Apollo program and the associated Moon landings were hoaxes staged by NASA, possibly with the
Moon landing conspiracy theories
Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories
Series of Digital Signal Processor chips
applications as well as transformations used in computer graphics. The graphics controller card for the Apollo Computer DN570 Workstation, released in 1985, was
TMS320
Windowing system for bitmap displays on UNIX-like systems
preceded X. From Xerox came the Alto (1973) and the Star (1981). From Apollo Computer came Display Manager (1981). From Apple came the Lisa (1983) and the
X_Window_System
Computer reservations system
system had preferential display on the computer screen. Due to the high market penetration of the Sabre and Apollo systems, owned by American Airlines and
Galileo_GDS
1972–1998 American producer of minicomputers
started with the motto "Software First". Poduska left in 1981, to start Apollo Computer. His successor was 27-year IBM executive Joe M. Henson, although Prime's
Prime_Computer
Astronauts from NASA's Apollo program
As part of the Apollo program by NASA, 24 astronauts flew nine lunar missions between December 1968 and December 1972. During six successful two-man landing
List_of_Apollo_astronauts
Distributed network computing protocol
(Apollo Computer Inc.) (1987). Network Computing System Reference Manual. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-617085-4. Zahn, Lisa; et al. (Apollo Computer
Network_Computing_System
system, was also part of the Apollo software team. Hamilton was in charge of the onboard flight software for the Apollo computers. Hamilton felt that software
History_of_software
Period of economic growth in the 1980s
Corporation, Data General, Wang Laboratories, Prime Computer, Lotus Development Corporation, and Apollo Computer. Michael Dukakis was Governor of Massachusetts
Massachusetts_Miracle
1968 American Saturn V rocket test flight
Apollo 6 (April 4, 1968), also known as AS-502, was the third and final uncrewed flight in the United States' Apollo program and the second test of the
Apollo_6
Computer was founded in 1985 in Newton, Massachusetts, and headed by William Poduska, who had previously founded Prime Computer and Apollo Computer.
Stardent_Inc.
Text that identifies an item in a computer file system
Retrieved 7 September 2025. Getting Started with Domain/OS (PDF). Apollo Computer. May 1988. pp. 7-1 – 7-7. CP/M Operating System Manual (3rd ed.). Digital
Path_(computing)
Space simulator attraction at Epcot
astronauts from its many phases of human space exploration (Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, the Space Shuttle program and two crew members aboard the International
Mission:_Space
Acquisitions 3Com 3PAR* Apollo Computer ArcSight † Aruba Networks* Autonomy † Bristol Technology Bromium Compaq Convex Computer Colorado Memory Systems
List_of_assets_owned_by_HP
American computer manufacturer
Convex Computer Corporation was a company that developed, manufactured and marketed vector minisupercomputers and supercomputers for small-to-medium-sized
Convex_Computer
Stealth (2005) Apollo 13 (1995) Apollo Guidance Computer RocketMan (1997) From the Earth to the Moon (1998, TV miniseries) Apollo Guidance Computer Ghost in
List_of_films_about_computers
Component of the Apollo spacecraft
The Apollo command and service module (CSM) was one of two principal components of the United States Apollo spacecraft, used for the Apollo program, which
Apollo command and service module
Apollo_command_and_service_module
Audio oscillator made by Hewlett-Packard
Acquisitions 3Com 3PAR* Apollo Computer ArcSight † Aruba Networks* Autonomy † Bristol Technology Bromium Compaq Convex Computer Colorado Memory Systems
HP_200A
Variant of Unix developed by the Open Software Foundation
named Digital UNIX, and later, Tru64 UNIX. Upon its acquisition of Apollo Computer in 1989, HP announced plans to introduce OSF/1 on both companies' products
OSF/1
American semiconductor manufacturer
September 1989 automobile accident. Thomas Vanderslice, former CEO of Apollo Computer, was named the final CEO of the independent M/A-COM in December 1989
MACOM_Technology_Solutions
Third crewed mission of the Apollo space program
Apollo 9 (March 3–13, 1969) was the third human spaceflight in NASA's Apollo program, which successfully tested systems and procedures critical to landing
Apollo_9
Fourth crewed Moon landing
Apollo 15 (July 26 – August 7, 1971) was the ninth crewed mission in the Apollo program and the fourth Moon landing. It was the first J mission, with
Apollo_15
First test flight of the Apollo Saturn V rocket
Apollo 4 (November 9, 1967), also known as SA-501, was the uncrewed first test flight of the Saturn V launch vehicle, the rocket that eventually took astronauts
Apollo_4
Moon landing simulation games
Rocket after Christmas break. His computer teacher submitted the game under the name FOCAL Lunar Landing Simulation (APOLLO) to the DEC users' newsletter
Lunar Lander (video game genre)
Lunar_Lander_(video_game_genre)
First space station launched and operated by NASA (1973–1979)
power. Apollo Telescope Mount Digital Computer Attitude and Pointing Control System (APCS) Memory Load Unit (MLU). After launch the computer is what
Skylab
American business executive
technology sector included management positions at Data General and Apollo Computer before joining Sun Microsystems in 1987, where he was later promoted
Edward_Zander
American computer engineer at NASA
Don Eyles is a retired computer engineer who worked on the computer systems in the Apollo Lunar Module vehicle. As a young engineer during the lunar landing
Don_Eyles
Defunct American software company
started selling Peregrine Network Management System (PNMS) on a Series One computer while developing an MVS version. The MVS client/server solutions for PNMS
Peregrine_Systems
Gaming brand by HP Inc.
that was inherited by HP. The HP Victus is a line of mid-range gaming computers and laptops which replaced the Pavilion Gaming brand in 2021. Victus products
HP_Omen
American multimedia technology company
founded in August 1987 by Bill Warner, a former marketing manager from Apollo Computer. A prototype of their first non-linear editing system, the Avid/1 Media
Avid_Technology
Computer communication protocol for internal use
David Chappell).[when?] One of the key companies that contributed was Apollo Computer, who brought in NCA - "Network Computing Architecture" which became
DCE/RPC
Business philosophy
successful with its HP DeskJet printers throughout the 1990s, it lost computer market share to Dell and IBM. In 1999, Platt was succeeded by Carly Fiorina
The_HP_Way
Programming language
Skype and Macromedia Captivate were written in Delphi (Object Pascal). Apollo Computer used Pascal as the systems programming language for its operating systems
Pascal_(programming_language)
1992–2010 American electronics company
Acquisitions 3Com 3PAR* Apollo Computer ArcSight † Aruba Networks* Autonomy † Bristol Technology Bromium Compaq Convex Computer Colorado Memory Systems
Palm,_Inc.
American computer scientist
College, he joined a startup company as a programmer. He moved to Apollo Computer in 1985 and stayed on when it was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1989
Jim_Waldo
Software company
Acquisitions 3Com 3PAR* Apollo Computer ArcSight † Aruba Networks* Autonomy † Bristol Technology Bromium Compaq Convex Computer Colorado Memory Systems
Opsware
Founding site of the company Hewlett-Packard
Acquisitions 3Com 3PAR* Apollo Computer ArcSight † Aruba Networks* Autonomy † Bristol Technology Bromium Compaq Convex Computer Colorado Memory Systems
HP_Garage
US research and development organization
laboratory is best known for developing the Apollo Guidance Computer, the first silicon integrated circuit-based computer. It was renamed for its founder in 1970
Draper_Laboratory
Out-of-band management platform by HP
Acquisitions 3Com 3PAR* Apollo Computer ArcSight † Aruba Networks* Autonomy † Bristol Technology Bromium Compaq Convex Computer Colorado Memory Systems
HPE_Integrated_Lights-Out
Test flight within the Apollo program
AS-201 (also known as SA-201, Apollo 1-A, or Apollo 1 prior to the 1967 pad fire), flown February 26, 1966, was the first uncrewed test flight of an entire
AS-201
American engineer (1913–2001)
unsuccessfully attempted five times to sell the Apple I computer to HP while working there. The early Apple computers were built with HP parts, under a legal release
Bill_Hewlett
2006 book by Robyn C. Friend
the Apollo Program. Female members of the Apollo Space Program included Bobbie Johnson, Judith Love Cohen, Ann Dickson, and Ann Maybury. Apollo 11 landed
The_Women_of_Apollo
American computer company, 1982–2010
of the original founders. The company was the second, after rival Apollo Computer, to specialize in workstations. The name "Sun" is derived from the
Sun_Microsystems
Software configuration management tool
(Domain Software Engineering Environment) from Apollo Computer. After Hewlett-Packard bought Apollo Computer in 1989, those developers left to form Atria
IBM_DevOps_Code_ClearCase
Web-based photo sharing and printing service
with Apollo Global, valuing company at $2.7 billion". CNBC. Retrieved June 27, 2019. "Affiliates of Certain Funds Managed By Affiliates Of Apollo Global
Snapfish
American software company
Acquisitions 3Com 3PAR* Apollo Computer ArcSight † Aruba Networks* Autonomy † Bristol Technology Bromium Compaq Convex Computer Colorado Memory Systems
Fortify_Software
Algorithm that estimates unknowns from a series of measurements over time
problem of trajectory estimation for the Apollo program resulting in its incorporation in the Apollo navigation computer. This digital filter is sometimes termed
Kalman_filter
American wireless networking equipment company
Acquisitions 3Com 3PAR* Apollo Computer ArcSight † Aruba Networks* Autonomy † Bristol Technology Bromium Compaq Convex Computer Colorado Memory Systems
Aruba_Networks
Technology for computer networking
1981 – the same year that workstation vendor Apollo Computer introduced their proprietary 12 Mbit/s Apollo Token Ring (ATR) network running over 75-ohm
Token_Ring
APOLLO COMPUTER
APOLLO COMPUTER
Female
Danish
, of Apollo.
Male
Arthurian
, destroyer; an ancient knight and ancestor of Tristan.
Male
Greek
(Ἀπόλλων) Greek myth name of a god of archery, healing, light, poetry, prophecy, music, and the sun. He is the son of Zeus and Lêtô, and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt and moon. According to Æschylus, the name comes from apollumi, APOLLON means "to destroy," hence "the destroyer."Â
Boy/Male
Greek
Manly beauty. In Greek mythology, Apollo was the god of medicine and healing who drove his fiery...
Male
Greek
(Ἀπολλώς) Contracted form of Greek Apollonios, APOLLOS means "of Apollo." In the bible, this is the name of a learned Jew from Alexandria who became a Christian and a teacher of Christianity.
Boy/Male
Greek Biblical
Manly beauty. In Greek mythology, Apollo was the god of medicine and healing who drove his fiery...
Boy/Male
Greek
Manly beauty. In Greek mythology, Apollo was the god of medicine and healing who drove his fiery...
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Paulus, PAOLO means "small."
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Greek
Manly Beauty; The God of Medicine and Healing
Male
Italian
Italian form of English Harold, AROLDO means "army leader."
Biblical
one who destroys; destroyer
Boy/Male
Biblical, French, German, Greek
Manly; One who Destroys; Destroyer
Boy/Male
Greek
Son of Apollo.
Female
Danish
, of Apollo.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Greek ApollyÅn, APOLLYON means "destroyer." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of the angel-prince of the infernal regions, the minister of death and author of havoc on earth. He is also known by the name Abaddon.
Boy/Male
Latin
Son of Apollo.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend Greek Latin
Uncle of Tristan.
Male
English
 Pet form of English Rolland, ROLLO means "famous land." Compare with another form of Rollo.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, French, Greek, Latin
Manly; Destroyer
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Adolfus, ADOLFO means "noble wolf."
APOLLO COMPUTER
APOLLO COMPUTER
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Father of Arthur.
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Latin Gennadius, GHENADIE means "noble."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Samendra | ஸமேஂதà¯à®°
Winner of war
Girl/Female
Hindu
Name of a river
Female
Native American
Native American Hopi unisex name NUKPANA means "evil."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vedic hymn (Wife of Sugriva)
Boy/Male
Indian
Chief
Male
Egyptian
, a devotee of Apis.
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Making Others Glad; Happy Man
Boy/Male
Hindu
God of the land of Brij
APOLLO COMPUTER
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APOLLO COMPUTER
v. t.
To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass.
interj.
Hollo.
v. t.
To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee/ poll.
interj.
Hollo.
n.
The cobra de capello.
v. t.
To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head; to poll a tree.
n.
A deity among the Greeks and Romans. He was the god of light and day (the "sun god"), of archery, prophecy, medicine, poetry, and music, etc., and was represented as the model of manly grace and beauty; -- called also Phebus.
n. & v. i.
Same as Hollo.
n.
The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls.
interj.
See Hollo.
n.
A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring.
v. t.
To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Hollo
a.
Of or pertaining to Delphi, to the temple of Apollo, or to the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles at Delphi.
n.
The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll.
n.
Apollo; the sun god.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Apollo.
a.
In honor of Apollo; as, the Apollinarian games.
imp. & p. p.
of Hollo
n.
A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)