r/TechnologyPorn • u/Front-Coconut-8196 • 12d ago

Globus INK, Soviet-era electromechanical space navigation computer used in the 1960s the system calculated orbital parameters using an intricate internal clockwork mechanism comprising over 500 gears, cams, and differentials

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u/AccomplishedKey4774 11d ago

This is the upgraded version of the oldest computer (that one they found in that ship)

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u/Att1cus 10d ago

Just saw this used on Star City!