Friday, May 31, 2024

Somehow very satisfying

 


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  1. Thats some rugged reliable analog tech right there, gold fingers too. Looks all Mil Spec. Or analog AT&T, or Ma Bell we used to call it.

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  2. Sign down by his right leg, says "Worlds First Electrical... " something, can't make the rest out too blurry

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  3. I read that all that was invented in Africa. White man just stole it.

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  4. https://mediatechparenting.net/2015/03/31/eniac-the-first-u-s-computer-and-how-women-made-it-work/

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    1. The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4oGI_dNaPc

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  5. ENIAC card punch connector?

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  6. If the pins aren't straight they'll break when you mash it down.

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  7. The original Plug-n-Play.

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  8. Or bend. Spent two weeks chasing an problem caused by that.
    Could only work on it at night.

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  9. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC#/media/File%3AENIAC_Penn1.jpg

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  10. 50 pair telco connector. We would run audio and keylines from tech control out to the comm shelters with cables like these. 5th Combat Comm Group, '76 to '79

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