On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> Bear in mind that this was all done in the early 1950s.
>
> This photo, taken from my technical report, shows the mechanical memory
> drum and the console which contained the drum drive system, the transfer
> plate, and the individual jack amplifiers. The console and system were
> designed to our specs and provided by an engineering company whose name
> does not come to mind after 60 years.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mechanical+Memory+Drum.jpg.html
>
> Memory has come a long way since then. :-)
>
>
I love the history of mechanical stuff. And I love photos like that. Just
like how a company that designed a system using holes punched in rigid
cards to control an automatic loom developed into IBM.
Nice.
--
Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan Howard
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