▁MM ▁I ▁became ▁oper ational , ▁the ▁flight ▁computer ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁digital ▁computer ▁in ▁the ▁system . ▁The ▁target ing ▁was ▁done ▁at ▁Str ateg ic ▁Air ▁Command ▁( S AC ) ▁Head quarters ▁by ▁the ▁Oper ational ▁Target ing ▁Program ▁developed ▁by ▁TR W ▁to ▁execute ▁on ▁an ▁IBM ▁ 7 0 9 ▁main frame ▁computer . ▁ ▁S ylvan ia ▁Electron ics ▁Systems ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁first ▁ground - based ▁command ▁and ▁control ▁system ▁using ▁a ▁program m able ▁computer . ▁They ▁developed ▁the ▁software , ▁the ▁message ▁processing ▁and ▁control ▁unit ▁for ▁Wing ▁ 6 . ▁To ▁support ▁the ▁deployment ▁of ▁the ▁Wing ▁ 6 ▁system , ▁TR W , ▁Inc . ▁developed ▁the ▁execution ▁plan ▁program ▁( EP P ) ▁from ▁a ▁main frame ▁computer ▁at ▁S AC ▁and ▁performed ▁an ▁independent ▁checkout ▁of ▁the ▁command ▁and ▁control ▁software . ▁The ▁EP P ▁assist ed ▁in ▁assigning ▁targets ▁and ▁launch ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁miss iles . ▁ ▁The ▁MM ▁II ▁miss ile ▁was ▁deployed ▁with ▁a ▁D - 3 7 C ▁disk ▁computer . ▁Aut on et ics ▁also ▁program med ▁functional ▁sim ul ators ▁and ▁the ▁code ▁inser ter ▁ver ifier ▁that ▁was ▁used ▁at ▁Wing ▁headquarters ▁to ▁generate ▁and ▁test ▁the ▁flight ▁program ▁codes ▁to ▁go ▁into ▁the ▁air bor ne ▁computer . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁Aut on et ics ▁Division ▁of ▁North ▁American ▁Rock well . ▁Inc .; ▁Min ut eman ▁D - 1 7 ▁Computer ▁Training ▁Data . ▁Ana heim ,