Talk to the computer in verbs and nouns
Astronauts ran the Apollo Guidance Computer from a calculator-style panel called the DSKY. A verb says what to do, a noun says what to do it to. Key VERB 3 5 ENTR to start. Your keyboard works too: V, N, digits, Enter, C = CLR, P = PRO, K = KEY REL, R = RSET.
UPLINK ACTY
TEMP
NO ATT
GIMBAL LOCK
STBY
PROG
KEY REL
RESTART
OPR ERR
TRACKER
COMP ACTYPROG
VERBNOUN
What just happened
Computer idling (P00)
The AGC is waiting for instructions. Press VERB, two digits, NOUN, two digits, then ENTR.
Try these
The vocabulary this DSKY understands
The real Luminary and Colossus software knew dozens of verbs and nouns. These are the ones wired up here.