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How Radio Works 1943 [10:28]

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This is going to take some work to clean.

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The [RCA] Radiotron Designer's Handbook, 4th Edition

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FC's Fluorescent Magic Eye Tubes

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" Potted And Printed Circuits " 1950s Electronics Instructional Film --- Video(24:03)

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Picked these beauties up today. [4032x3024 - 4.39MB]

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Magic Eyes [2742x4032 - 720KB]

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Columbia A118, 78RPM "Liberty Bell March" played by the Columbia Band.

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The Heathkit EK-1 looks absolutely adorable next to it's big brother. [2803x1984 - 448KB]

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$900 (adjusted) in 1938 vs. $900 today. [1600x1908 - 383KB]

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A "doodlebug" made from a Model A Ford [4032x3024 - 4.95MB]

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Philco All-Transistor [4032x3024 - 1.42MB]

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In 1973 this was the entire Internet with only 46 connected computers

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How did this device even work? [1620x1552 - 170KB]

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Vintage Technology: Vacuum Tubes 1943 Training Film (The TRIODE) Signal Corps Army Air Force Radio [13:50]

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Inside the guidance system and computer of the Minuteman III nuclear missile

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Here's a quarter... [3864x5152 - 1.55MB]

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1948 Crosley 12 Inch TV FM Radio Resurrection [1:39:49]

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What if everything still ran on vacuum tubes? [The 8-Bit Guy] [23:02]

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The UK's last aerial ropeway uses no power, moves 300 tonnes a day, and will be gone by 2036. [05:27]

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The legendary Zilog Z80 CPU is being discontinued after nearly 50 years | TechSpot

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A look inside the chips that powered the landmark Polaroid SX-70 instant camera

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I bought a vintage stereo receiver because I wanted to retrofit it. Well, the darn thing works perfectly. I mean everything. So what do I do now?

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A Sparton console radio

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Reverse-engineering the mechanical Bendix Central Air Data Computer

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