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  • The quote doesn't seem to me to imply that the reset is curative. Is there more to the source that makes it seem so?
    – Wayne Conrad
    Commented Jul 31, 2019 at 16:25
  • @WayneConrad Yes, the paragraph occurs in the context of a discussion of the way in which restarts of the AGC provided a means for continuing to operate in the face of a variety of error conditions (e.g. overloads).
    – orome
    Commented Jul 31, 2019 at 16:28
  • I wouldn't think a permanent break would be fixed by resetting, but e.g. a mechanical jolt caused a connection to momentarily fail (either self-curing, or fixable by removing and re-inserting a module), resetting could restore the computer to operation.
    – supercat
    Commented Jul 31, 2019 at 16:36
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    @supercat I agree. I also suppose that if the break is in a program you can simply not use, then you could continue to use the remaining, unbroken programs in the AGC.
    – Wayne Conrad
    Commented Jul 31, 2019 at 17:04
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    @orome Many of the AGC programs were under pilot control. They only ran when called for.
    – Wayne Conrad
    Commented Jul 31, 2019 at 19:43