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OldSchool 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: The guidance system and computer of the Minuteman ...

Excellent presentation, thank you!

The machinery is ironically beautiful to look at!

How did this compare to its approximate contemporary in the USSR ?

jojobas 5 months ago [–]

Soviet 70's machines were hand-woven ferrite plate, stacked PCB sandwiches. Not pretty at all.

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