Remembrances of vacuum tube days
As a young teenager, I developed a love for electronics which became a lifelong love affair. In those days vacuum tubes were the norm and solid state devices such as transistors weren't in usage then....
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In the Army worked on a Nike site. Was the computer operator. Analog computer used tube op amps and gears to calculate target intercept.
Pictures of a few of the op amps and one of the mechanical calculating units.
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Pictures of a few of the op amps and one of the mechanical calculating units.
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Click For Full-Size Image.
