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Re:The Globus INK: a mechanical navigation computer for Sovi... by double2helix on Saturday January 21, 2023 @10:55PM (#34474077)
When I was locked up in the feds I worked at an electronics recycling facility in the prison and we would get old Russian space program stuff like this all the time from NASA to tear down and recycle. The coolest thing was something the tag from NASA said was a "Russian Piano Console" not sure exactly what it was and can't find any info on the net today about it.
Re:The Globus INK: a mechanical navigation computer for Sovi... by eshack94 on Sunday January 22, 2023 @01:00AM (#34474798)
This sounds super interesting. Would love to learn more about this device.
Re:The Globus INK: a mechanical navigation computer for Sovi... by diydsp on Sunday January 22, 2023 @12:57PM (#34480182)
What year(s) was that?
Re:The Globus INK: a mechanical navigation computer for Sovi... by double2helix on Sunday January 22, 2023 @05:35PM (#34482978)
It was very recent actually, around 2018 is about the time we were getting in the Russian stuff. I saw alot of very interesting antique items from various government agencies in the three years I was there, plus all the brand new and still usable equipment the government throws away due to the "use it or lose it" budget policy. Lots of waste.