THE VIDEO SHELF · electromechanical automation
The Computer-free Automation of a Jukebox (Electromechanics)
Technology Connections takes apart a 1970 Wurlitzer 3400 jukebox to show how electromechanical relays and switches automated its behavior without a computer.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as an eye-opening look at pre-computer automation and relay logic.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Technology Connections
- Topic
- electromechanical automation
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2021
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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This video made me aware of his channel a few months back and I've been hooked. I really enjoyed the multi-part one where he explained the inner workings of a jukebox[0] [0] [VIDEO]
milofeynman on Hacker News · 2020-07
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