Source Code

These source-code files are part of a reconstructed copy of Comanche 44, the initial release (though not the final mission release) of the Apollo 10 Command Module (CM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) software. Subsequent releases were Comanche 45 and Comanche 45/2 (the flown release on Apollo 10). The reconstruction is believed to be exactly accurate, but in the absence of an actual Apollo-era listing of Comanche 44, some explanation of the reconstruction process is needed to insure confidence in that accuracy.

The starting point was the source code of Comanche 51 (separately previously reconstructed from an Apollo-era listing of Comanche 55, flown on Apollo 11). Comanche 51 source code was then modified by undoing changes known to have been made between revisions 44 and 51. The now-reconstructed Comanche 44 source code was verified by assembling it and checking that the assembled code had the expected known-correct memory-bank checksums. Note that page numbers in the reconstructed code match those on the Comanche 55 printout, although the source code would likely have different page numbers in a contemporary Comanche 44 listing.

Annotations that were not present in the contemporary source code have been added to the reconstructed code to justify each change relative to Comanche 51. Here's a guide to the Apollo documentation referenced in those annotations:
In most cases, only the titles (rather than the full texts) of PCRs are known. In addition to the explanatory annotations, there is also a step-by-step commentary about the reconstruction process.

Comments expected to have been present in the original source code are prefixed with a single '#' symbol, whereas comments added later are prefixed by "##" or "###". Report any errors noted by creating an issue report at the Virtual AGC Project's GitHub repository.

021723,000002:                                                                                                  ## Copyright:   Public domain.
021724,000003:                                                                                                  ## Filename:    R31.agc
021725,000004:                                                                                                  ## Purpose:     A section of Comanche revision 044.
021726,000005:                                                                                                  ##              It is part of the reconstructed source code for the
021727,000006:                                                                                                  ##              original release of the flight software for the Command
021728,000007:                                                                                                  ##              Module's (CM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) for Apollo 10.
021729,000008:                                                                                                  ##              The code has been recreated from a copy of Comanche 055. It
021730,000009:                                                                                                  ##              has been adapted such that the resulting bugger words
021731,000010:                                                                                                  ##              exactly match those specified for Comanche 44 in NASA drawing
021732,000011:                                                                                                  ##              2021153D, which gives relatively high confidence that the
021733,000012:                                                                                                  ##              reconstruction is correct.
021734,000013:                                                                                                  ## Assembler:   yaYUL
021735,000014:                                                                                                  ## Contact:     Ron Burkey <info@sandroid.org>.
021736,000015:                                                                                                  ## Website:     www.ibiblio.org/apollo/index.html
021737,000016:                                                                                                  ## Mod history: 2020-12-03 MAS  Created from Comanche 51.
021738,000017: 

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021740,000019: 34,2002                                           BANK     34                                    
021741,000020: 31,2000                                           SETLOC   R31                                   
021742,000021: 31,2000                                           BANK                                           
021743,000022: 
021744,000023: 31,2000                                           COUNT*   $$/R31                                
021745,000024: 
021746,000025: 31,2000           35057        R31CALL            CAF      PRIO3                                 
021747,000026: 31,2001           05147                           TC       FINDVAC                               
021748,000027: 31,2002  E4,1770                                  EBANK=   SUBEXIT                               
021749,000028: 31,2002           02032 62064                     2CADR    V83CALL                               
021750,000029: 
021751,000030: 31,2004           35041        DSPDELAY           CAF      1SEC                                  
021752,000031: 31,2005           04662                           TC       BANKCALL                              
021753,000032: 31,2006           01732                           CADR     DELAYJOB                              
021754,000033: 31,2007           31044                           CA       EXTVBACT                              
021755,000034: 31,2010           75004                           MASK     BIT12                                 
021756,000035: 31,2011           00006                           EXTEND                                         
021757,000036: 31,2012           12004                           BZF      DSPDELAY                              
021758,000037: 
021759,000038: 31,2013           30105        DISPN5X            CA       FLAGWRD9                              #  TEST R31FLAG (IN SUNDANCE R31FLAG WILL
021760,000039: 31,2014           75014                           MASK     BIT4                                  #        ALWAYS BE SET AS R34 DOES NOT EXIST)
021761,000040: 31,2015           00006                           EXTEND                                         
021762,000041: 31,2016           12021                           BZF      +3                                    
021763,000042: 31,2017           32136                           CAF      V16N54                                #  R31   USE NOUN 54
021764,000043: 31,2020           02022                           TC       +2                                    
021765,000044: 31,2021           32137                           CAF      V16N53                                #  R34   USE NOUN 53
021766,000045: 31,2022           04662                           TC       BANKCALL                              
021767,000046: 31,2023           20561                           CADR     GOMARKF                               
021768,000047: 31,2024           05625                           TC       B5OFF                                 
021769,000048: 31,2025           05625                           TC       B5OFF                                 
021770,000049: 31,2026           12013                           TCF      DISPN5X                               
021771,000050: 
021772,000051: 31,2027           06006        V83                TC       INTPRET                               
021773,000052: 31,2030           77650                           GOTO                                           
021774,000053: 31,2031           62171                                    HAVEBASE                              #  INTEG STATE VECTORS
021775,000054: 31,2032           06006        V83CALL            TC       INTPRET                               
021776,000055: 31,2033           77650                           GOTO                                           
021777,000056: 31,2034           62140                                    STATEXTP                              #  EXTRAPOLATE STATE VECTORS
021778,000057: 31,2035           52375        COMPDISP           VLOAD    VSU                                   
021779,000058: 31,2036           00001                                    RATT                                  
021780,000059: 31,2037           02327                                    RONE                                  
021781,000060: 31,2040           51406                           PUSH     ABVAL                                 #  RATT-RONE TO 0D       PD= 6
021782,000061: 31,2041           02321                           STORE    RANGE                                 #  METERS B-29
021783,000062: 31,2042           77301                           NORM     VLOAD                                 
021784,000063: 31,2043           00047                                    X1                                    #  RATT-RONE             PD= 0
021785,000064: 31,2044           77762                           VSR1                                           
021786,000065: 31,2045           53457                           VSL*     UNIT                                  
021787,000066: 31,2046           20201                                    0,1                                   
021788,000067: 31,2047           52315                           PDVL     VSU                                   #  UNIT(LOS) TO 0D       PD= 6

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021790,000069: 31,2050           00007                                    VATT                                  
021791,000070: 31,2051           02335                                    VONE                                  
021792,000071: 31,2052           77641                           DOT                                            #  (VATT-VONE).UNIT(LOS) PD= 0
021793,000072: 31,2053           77752                           SL1                                            
021794,000073: 31,2054           36323                           STCALL   RRATE                                 #  RANGE RATE M/CS B-7
021795,000074: 31,2055           47477                                    CDUTRIG                               #  TO INITIALIZE FOR *NBSM*
021796,000075: 31,2056           77624                           CALL                                           
021797,000076: 31,2057           62311                                    R34LOS                                #  NOTE.  PDL MUST = 0.
021798,000077: 31,2060           53575        R34ANG             VLOAD    UNIT                                  
021799,000078: 31,2061           02327                                    RONE                                  
021800,000079: 31,2062           77715                           PDVL                                           #  UR TO 0D              PD= 6
021801,000080: 31,2063           15333                                    THISAXIS                              #  UNITX FOR CM, UNITZ FOR LM
021802,000081: 31,2064           77214                           BON      VLOAD                                 #  CHK R31FLAG.  ON=R31 THETA, OFF=R34 PHI
021803,000082: 31,2065           04713                                    R31FLAG                               
021804,000083: 31,2066           62070                                    +2                                    #  R31-THETA
021805,000084: 31,2067           00015                                    12D                                   
021806,000085: 31,2070           77624                           CALL                                           
021807,000086: 31,2071           47646                                    *NBSM*                                
021808,000087: 31,2072           41505                           VXM      PUSH                                  #  UXORZ TO 6D           PD=12D
021809,000088: 31,2073           01736                                    REFSMMAT                              
021810,000089: 31,2074           72431                           VPROJ    VSL2                                  
021811,000090: 31,2075           00001                                    0D                                    
021812,000091: 31,2076           53445                           BVSU     UNIT                                  
021813,000092: 31,2077           00007                                    6D                                    
021814,000093: 31,2100           47315                           PDVL     VXV                                   #  UP/2 TO 12D           PD=18D
021815,000094: 31,2101           02327                                    RONE                                  
021816,000095: 31,2102           02335                                    VONE                                  
021817,000096: 31,2103           47256                           UNIT     VXV                                   
021818,000097: 31,2104           02327                                    RONE                                  
021819,000098: 31,2105           63241                           DOT      PDVL                                  #  SIGN TO 12D, UP/2 TO MPAC     PD=18D
021820,000099: 31,2106           00015                                    12D                                   
021821,000100: 31,2107           50372                           VSL1     DOT                                   #  UP.UXORZ
021822,000101: 31,2110           00007                                    6D                                    
021823,000102: 31,2111           72565                           SIGN     SL1                                   
021824,000103: 31,2112           00015                                    12D                                   
021825,000104: 31,2113           77726                           ACOS                                           
021826,000105: 31,2114           26325                           STOVL    RTHETA                                
021827,000106: 31,2115           02327                                    RONE                                  
021828,000107: 31,2116           51041                           DOT      BPL                                   
021829,000108: 31,2117           00007                                    6D                                    
021830,000109: 31,2120           62125                                    +5                                    
021831,000110: 31,2121           44345                           DLOAD    BDSU                                  #  IF UXORZ.R NEG, RTHETA = 1 - RTHETA
021832,000111: 31,2122           02325                                    RTHETA                                
021833,000112: 31,2123           15343                                    DPPOSMAX                              
021834,000113: 31,2124           02325                           STORE    RTHETA                                #  RTHETA BETWEEN 0 AND 1 REV.
021835,000114: 31,2125           77776                           EXIT                                           
021836,000115: 31,2126           35013                           CAF      BIT5                                  #  HAVE WE BEEN ANSWERED
021837,000116: 31,2127           71044                           MASK     EXTVBACT                              
021838,000117: 31,2130           00006                           EXTEND                                         
021839,000118: 31,2131           15534                           BZF      ENDEXT                                #  YES, DIE

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021841,000120: 31,2132           41044                           CS       EXTVBACT                              
021842,000121: 31,2133           75004                           MASK     BIT12                                 
021843,000122: 31,2134           27044                           ADS      EXTVBACT                              
021844,000123: 
021845,000124: 31,2135           12027                           TCF      V83                                   
021846,000125: 31,2136           04066        V16N54             VN       1654                                  
021847,000126: 31,2137           04065        V16N53             VN       1653                                  
021848,000127: 

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021850,000129:                                                                                                  #  STATEXTP DOES AN INITIAL PRECISION EXTRAPOLATION OF THE
021851,000130:                                                                                                  #  LEM STATE VECTOR TO PRESENT TIME OR TO PIPTIME IF AV G
021852,000131:                                                                                                  #  IS ON AND SAVES AS BASE VECTOR. IF AV G IS ON RN + VN
021853,000132:                                                                                                  #  ARE USED AS THE CM STATE VECTOR AND THE INITIAL R RDOT
021854,000133:                                                                                                  #  RTHETA ARE COMPUTED WITH NO FURTHER INTEGRATION. IF AV
021855,000134:                                                                                                  #  G IS OFF A PRECISION EXTRAPOLATION IS MADE OF THE CM
021856,000135:                                                                                                  #  STATE VECTOR TO PRESENT TIME AND.....
021857,000136: 
021858,000137:                                                                                                  #    THE CM + LM STATE VECTORS ARE INTEGRATED TO PRES TIME
021859,000138:                                                                                                  #    USING PRECISION OR CONIC AS SURFFLAG IS SET OR CLEAR.
021860,000139: 
021861,000140:                                                                                                  #    IF AV G IS ON THEN SUBSEQUENT PASSES WILL PROVIDE
021862,000141:                                                                                                  #      USE OF RN + VN AS CM STATE VECTOR AND THE LM STATE
021863,000142:                                                                                                  #      VECTOR WILL BE PRECISION INTEGRATED USING LEMPREC
021864,000143: 
021865,000144:                                                                                                  #    IF SURFFLAG IS SET.
021866,000145:                                                                                                  #      CM STATE VECTOR RONE VONE + LM STATE VECTOR RATT
021867,000146:                                                                                                  #      VATT ARE USED IN COMPUTING R RDOT RTHETA.
021868,000147: 
021869,000148: 
021870,000149: 31,2140           43034        STATEXTP           RTB      BOF                                   #  INITIAL INTEGRATION
021871,000150: 31,2141           45510                                    LOADTIME                              
021872,000151: 31,2142           03751                                    V37FLAG                               
021873,000152: 31,2143           62146                                    +3                                    #  AV G OFF, USE PRES TIME
021874,000153: 31,2144           77624                           CALL                                           
021875,000154: 31,2145           62273                                    GETRVN                                #       ON,  USE RN VN PIPTIME
021876,000155: 31,2146           02343                           STORE    BASETIME                              #  PRES TIME OR PIPTIME
021877,000156: 31,2147           34041                           STCALL   TDEC1                                 
021878,000157: 31,2150           27105                                    LEMPREC                               
021879,000158: 31,2151           77775                           VLOAD                                          #  BASE VECTOR, LM
021880,000159: 31,2152           00017                                    RATT1                                 
021881,000160: 31,2153           26225                           STOVL    BASEOTP                               #    POS.
021882,000161: 31,2154           00025                                    VATT1                                 
021883,000162: 31,2155           02241                           STORE    BASEOTV                               #    VEL.
021884,000163: 31,2156           71214                           BON      DLOAD                                 
021885,000164: 31,2157           03711                                    V37FLAG                               
021886,000165: 31,2160           62035                                    COMPDISP                              #  COMPUTE R RDOT RTHETA FROM
021887,000166:                                                                                                  #  RONE(RN) VONE(VN) RATT+VATT(LEMPREC)
021888,000167: 31,2161           00015                                    TAT                                   
021889,000168: 31,2162           34041                           STCALL   TDEC1                                 
021890,000169: 31,2163           27071                                    CSMPREC                               
021891,000170: 31,2164           77775                           VLOAD                                          #  BASE VECTOR, CM
021892,000171: 31,2165           00017                                    RATT1                                 
021893,000172: 31,2166           26255                           STOVL    BASETHP                               #   POS.
021894,000173: 31,2167           00025                                    VATT1                                 
021895,000174: 31,2170           02263                           STORE    BASETHV                               #   VEL.
021896,000175: 31,2171           47014        HAVEBASE           BON      RTB                                   #  SUBSEQUENT INTEGRATIONS
021897,000176: 31,2172           03711                                    V37FLAG                               
021898,000177: 31,2173           62256                                    GETRVN5                               
021899,000178: 31,2174           45510                                    LOADTIME                              
021900,000179: 31,2175           34041                           STCALL   TDEC1                                 #  AV G OFF. SET INTEG. OF CM
021901,000180: 31,2176           27442                                    INTSTALL                              
021902,000181: 31,2177           43175                           VLOAD    CLEAR                                 
021903,000182: 31,2200           02255                                    BASETHP                               

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021905,000184: 31,2201           00263                                    MOONFLAG                              
021906,000185: 31,2202           25535                           STOVL    RCV                                   
021907,000186: 31,2203           02263                                    BASETHV                               
021908,000187: 31,2204           15543                           STODL    VCV                                   
021909,000188: 31,2205           02343                                    BASETIME                              
021910,000189: 31,2206           43014                           BOF      SET                                   #  GET APPROPRIATE MOONFLAG SETTING
021911,000190: 31,2207           04343                                    MOONTHIS                              
021912,000191: 31,2210           62212                                    +2                                    
021913,000192: 31,2211           00063                                    MOONFLAG                              
021914,000193: 31,2212           77614                           CLEAR                                          
021915,000194: 31,2213           01673                                    INTYPFLG                              
021916,000195: 31,2214           43014                           BON      SET                                   
021917,000196: 31,2215           04307                                    SURFFLAG                              
021918,000197: 31,2216           62220                                    +2                                    #  PREC. IF LM DOWN
021919,000198: 31,2217           01473                                    INTYPFLG                              #  CONIC IF LM NOT DOWN
021920,000199: 31,2220           35517                           STCALL   TET                                   
021921,000200: 31,2221           27135                                    INTEGRVS                              #  INTEGRATION --- AT LAST---
021922,000201: 31,2222           77775                           VLOAD                                          
021923,000202: 31,2223           00001                                    RATT                                  
021924,000203: 31,2224           26327                           STOVL    RONE                                  
021925,000204: 31,2225           00007                                    VATT                                  
021926,000205: 31,2226           16335                           STODL    VONE                                  #  GET SET FOR CONIC EXTRAP.,OTHER
021927,000206: 31,2227           00015                                    TAT                                   
021928,000207: 31,2230           45014                           BON      CALL                                  
021929,000208: 31,2231           04307                                    SURFFLAG                              
021930,000209: 31,2232           62267                                    GETRVN6                               #  LEMPREC IF LM DOWN
021931,000210: 31,2233           27442                                    INTSTALL                              #  ..CONIC IF NOT DOWN
021932,000211: 31,2234           77614                           SET                                            
021933,000212: 31,2235           01473                                    INTYPFLG                              
021934,000213: 31,2236           00041        OTHINT             STORE    TDEC1                                 #  ENTERED IF AV G ON TO INTEG LM
021935,000214: 31,2237           43175                           VLOAD    CLEAR                                 
021936,000215: 31,2240           02225                                    BASEOTP                               
021937,000216: 31,2241           00263                                    MOONFLAG                              
021938,000217: 31,2242           25535                           STOVL    RCV                                   
021939,000218: 31,2243           02241                                    BASEOTV                               
021940,000219: 31,2244           15543                           STODL    VCV                                   
021941,000220: 31,2245           02343                                    BASETIME                              
021942,000221: 31,2246           43014                           BOF      SET                                   
021943,000222: 31,2247           04343                                    MOONTHIS                              
021944,000223: 31,2250           62252                                    +2                                    
021945,000224: 31,2251           00063                                    MOONFLAG                              
021946,000225: 31,2252           35517                           STCALL   TET                                   
021947,000226: 31,2253           27135                                    INTEGRVS                              
021948,000227: 31,2254           77650                           GOTO                                           
021949,000228: 31,2255           62035                                    COMPDISP                              #  COMPUTE R RDOT RTHETA         
021950,000229: 31,2256           77624        GETRVN5            CALL                                           #  AV G ON
021951,000230: 31,2257           62273                                    GETRVN                                
021952,000231: 31,2260           45014                           BON      CALL                                  
021953,000232: 31,2261           04307                                    SURFFLAG                              
021954,000233: 31,2262           62267                                    GETRVN6                               #  LM DOWN, LMPREC

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021956,000235: 31,2263           27442                                    INTSTALL                              
021957,000236: 31,2264           52014                           CLEAR    GOTO                                  
021958,000237: 31,2265           01673                                    INTYPFLG                              
021959,000238: 31,2266           62236                                    OTHINT                                
021960,000239: 31,2267           34041        GETRVN6            STCALL   TDEC1                                 
021961,000240: 31,2270           27105                                    LEMPREC                               
021962,000241: 31,2271           77650                           GOTO                                           
021963,000242: 31,2272           62035                                    COMPDISP                              #  COMPUTE R RDOT RTHETA
021964,000243: 31,2273           77620        GETRVN             STQ                                            
021965,000244: 31,2274           00000                                    0D                                    
021966,000245: 31,2275           52175                           VLOAD    GOTO                                  #  AV G ON, RONE = RN VONE = VN
021967,000246: 31,2276           01171                                    RN                                    #   AND USE PIPTIME
021968,000247: 31,2277           62300                                    +1                                    
021969,000248: 31,2300           36327                           STCALL   RONE                                  
021970,000249: 31,2301           62302                                    +1                                    
021971,000250: 31,2302           52175                           VLOAD    GOTO                                  
021972,000251: 31,2303           01177                                    VN                                    
021973,000252: 31,2304           62305                                    +1                                    
021974,000253: 31,2305           16335                           STODL    VONE                                  
021975,000254: 31,2306           01205                                    PIPTIME                               
021976,000255: 31,2307           77650                           GOTO                                           
021977,000256: 31,2310           00000                                    0D                                    
021978,000257: 31,2000                                           SETLOC   R34                                   
021979,000258: 31,2000                                           BANK                                           
021980,000259: 31,2311           77776        R34LOS             EXIT                                           
021981,000260: 31,2312           30036                           CA       CDUS                                  
021982,000261: 31,2313           50120                           INDEX    FIXLOC                                
021983,000262: 31,2314           54011                           TS       9D                                    
021984,000263: 31,2315           30035                           CA       CDUT                                  
021985,000264: 31,2316           50120                           INDEX    FIXLOC                                
021986,000265: 31,2317           54013                           TS       11D                                   
021987,000266: 31,2320           30120                           CA       FIXLOC                                
021988,000267: 31,2321           66211                           AD       SIX                                   
021989,000268: 31,2322           40000                           COM                                            
021990,000269: 31,2323           50120                           INDEX    FIXLOC                                
021991,000270: 31,2324           54046                           TS       X1                                    
021992,000271: 31,2325           06006                           TC       INTPRET                               
021993,000272: 31,2326           77624                           CALL                                           
021994,000273: 31,2327           46000                                    SXTNB                                 
021995,000274: 31,2330           34015                           STCALL   12D                                   
021996,000275: 31,2331           62060                                    R34ANG                                

End of include-file R31.agc.  Parent file is MAIN.agc