Soviet particle accelerator control panel, 1968
@Kimmo wrote: You are allowed to post images (I think, unless there's a minimum postcount first), but they need to be under 2MB. Read full topic
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@Kimmo wrote: Damn! Incredible. Read full topic
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@pjcamp wrote: The chandelier is what makes it. Read full topic
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@nmdjohn wrote: Yes, the error was just that new users aren't allowed to post images. No big deal, there are Internets that'll take care of that problem for me. Read full topic
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@technogeekagain wrote: One of the engine labs in college had a control room wall of rackmounts with somewhat more modern instruments... but it was still a glorious mess of meters and switches. These...
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@Raybert wrote: Spot on. Okay, controlling complex devices from a computer screen ist very efficient. But there is something deeply satisfying in throwing switches and levers. The big ones on heavy...
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@technogeekagain wrote: I'm told that if Selectrics aren't already factory-wired as terminals they're not especially easy to convert... and if they are, of course, they'll speak EBCDIC rather than...
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@DevinC wrote: My first impression was "nice texturing on the control panel and floor, but you couldn't spend the polygons to make the curve of the console look passably smooth?" Read full topic
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@Raybert wrote: Thanks!To be honest I grabbed the typewriter first because I liked it and then had the Idea to convert it. I was thinking along the lines of somehow just using the switches in the keys...
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@technogeekagain wrote: The original Selectric was a fully mechanical device, with a rather clever mechanical implementation of a coding and D-to-A converter system to map the keys to appropriate...
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@Kimmo wrote: Actually, you won't be a 'new user' for long: codinghorror: Basic (1) If a user sticks around long enough to read a bit, Discourse now trusts them as a basic user. They can get to trust...
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@crime_bloc wrote: Those scientists held underground rave parties, so that they could stick it to "The Man". Hence the control room looks like ballroom. True Story. Also - orgies, cocaine and kinky...
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@Thecorrectline wrote: We Canna do it captain, she'll fly apart!! Read full topic
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@Raybert wrote: Okay, I'll bite. Please expand on 'kinky physics', especially the kinky bit. Read full topic
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@crime_bloc wrote: Kinky physics is when you learn physics through BDSM. Bondage, whips and latex all in the name of science. Read full topic
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@Raybert wrote: Well, technically... Chains, locks, pulleys, restraints, spreaders, ropes, etc., that's more mechanics than physics, but okay. The rest is mainly psychology, biology and sort of...
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@crime_bloc wrote: Seems you know a lot about it. Past time of yours? Read full topic
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@Raybert wrote: Well, you don't hang out in a goth disco every weekend for a couple of years without meeting lots of interesting people. Read full topic
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@crime_bloc wrote: Huh. I thought goths were too busy applying make-up and doing depressive selfies. Read full topic
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@Raybert wrote: That was mid-1980ies to late 1990ies aka my wild years. And on the continent. Read full topic
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@crime_bloc wrote: You're all grown-up. I was only born in mid-80s. Also, I'm not American. Read full topic
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@quail wrote: Braniac, is that you? Read full topic
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@Raybert wrote: crime_bloc: You're all grown-up. If I really was, I wouldn't be on BBS. Read full topic
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@technogeekagain wrote: Raybert: Well, you don't hang out in a goth disco every weekend for a couple of years without meeting lots of interesting people. Or in other fringe communities. (Thank you, I...
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