Good point. This is often true. I was thinking of early computers with the big tape reels, which definitely didn’t look interesting, but there are other examples like the one you showed.
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Thcdenton@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Early gen tech of any kind usuallt has a beat look
scarabic@lemmy.world 2 months ago
neidu2@feddit.nl 2 months ago
What is this sexy thing?
GoosLife@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s her exhaust fan, you pervert!
13esq@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Google image search says it’s a desk calculator with electron tubes.
www.technikum29.de/en/…/electron-tubes.php
fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 months ago
Tube amp maybe? Am odd one though if so.
13esq@lemmy.world 2 months ago
A tube amp usually has only one or two tubes. This number of tubes implies that they are being used as primitive transistors for logic functions, you can also see a number display made from nixie tubes at the top of the image.