The navigation computer is in fact a computer. But instead of software it has some electronics combined with physical mechanisms similar to those of wrist watch... So yeah back then instead of programming, they just built machines with very specific purposes. Software is a program that runs on so called ''Turing Machines'' Turing Machines are also known as Universal Machines for very obvious reasons you can just program stuff instead of building a whole machine for that purpose. Even though current computers are ''universal'' they are actually not so universal, there are things they can't do. But as we all know already Software seems pretty limitless. The possibilities seem endless with the kind of memory we have nowadays.
I doubt they didn't use digital computers. There is popular myth that engineers in USSR were so inventive that they could build everything using logarithmic rulers, from nuclear icebreakers to Buran spaceships, which use own AI to automatically land from Near Space(just as Elon Musk's rockets land today). In fact, all Soviet engineers were sitting at own computers, and they had software, like Autocad, on which they designed everything, all planes, all ships, all space rockets. Most likely, they created this mechanical device because it was 10 times lighter than computer with CRT monitor, which would perform the same task.
@@industreeya I didn't talk about computers used as a utility during the constructing procedure, I talked about digital computers as solution. Nowadays it's easier to program a small chip to manage everything but earlier they didn't have chips, they had to do things with mechanical and electric solutions. I think that's amazing. I'm a software developer, I did plenty of programs for so many problems, actually this is an "easy" work, but constructing and building a very simple alarm clock, in its reality, that is a challenge. Look at this gem in the Soyuz, this is fantastic, and beautiful, that was the era of the constructor masters.
I hope there is a Russian engineer watching this and he’s yelling at his screen telling you how close you are, but can’t figure out to set the cam at 45degrees. But then you did, and he calmed down a little.
The much more interesting question is: how did they make gears in XV-XVI centuries used in tower/hand clocks, since they had no any machines to produce gears.
In 1972 I tried to design a navigational device for cars using tapered rollers and a scrolling map but wondered how to fit a machine 2 x 2 x 0.7 metres into a car. I was only a British squadie and I think I was a little bit out of my league, I obviously gave up but this invention here is amazing. It was strange to find this video of this device from the same era and I humbly stand in admiration of the designer. Thank you.
Remember all that mathematics in school, you'd never ever have a world use for? Well, welcome to real-world maths class people! Excellent job to team CuriousMarc. Stay curious my friend!
I agree with you, this machine is totally math equation. I'm very proud to the engineer who create this machine no matter west or east block they were worked for.
You don't *need* to know orbital mechanics, if you can already do the maths. You just have to spend long enough staring at the problem until you work out how to apply the maths you *do* know.
This is mechanical engineering at its finest. It's a shame our college teachers didn't use this as an example of applied maths and mechanics when I was studying. Great stuff guys!
I used to use NORAD keplers to track HRPT (high resolution Picture Transmission downlink) NOAA satellites in equipment we were working on - it was always a thrill to see MIR come up pass overhead based on our computer prediction from the TLEs (two line elements) This nav unit is a total masterpiece of Russian engineering. Thanks for getting it working.....
It is just such a joy to watch such brilliant people bring these space artifacts back to life. I feel both smarter and much dumber after I watch. I am so excited to see Globus in action. It’s a true work of art, and looks like a thing that should be in every spacecraft. Keep up the amazing work, Marc and Co.!!!
I think this is the first time I've seen overclocking experiments on an analogue computer! :) :) :) Apollo/Soyuz was the first space flight I saw on TV that I was old enough to properly understand. :)
Das "Übertakten" eines Elektromagneten zum Antrieb eines Klinkenrades ist allerdings nur in einem begrenzten Rahmen möglich, alles andere ist eine "Vergewaltigung" der Mechanik und so auch nicht vorgesehen. 🙄🙄🙄
@@avetl "Construction bureau of fuel measurement equipment" and "Pyrometer factory". Can imagine that it's hard to argue that you paid for more fuel than you pumped with this factory's diversification.
Very cool. These old analog instruments shouldn't be forgotten now that we have digital tools. Also the analog instruments are much more serviceable than electronics. Good look repairing an iphone from 2000's in 50 years after it's obsolescence.
Eine kleine Geschichte Ich hatte in den 1980gern einen Modellbausatz für das Raumfahrzeug von Jurie Gargarin geschenkt bekommen... Beim zusammen Bau ist mir dieser Navigationscomputer aufgefallen und ich habe mich gefragt, wie dieser funktioniert... 😊 Ich danke euch für dieses Video
I just found this channel and going through your previous vidoes, I am utterly blown away with how intellgent everyone in your "team" is. I can't emphasize how impressive it is, keep up the great work. I don't know how I haven't found this channel ealier.
These guys could bring board games enhanced with mechanical devices to a new level that could surpass PC games! Thank You for making my time so amazing.
Your video reminds me of my time working on the C-130. We had a device known as the Along and Across Track Computer, it would indicate deviation left or right of the aircraft's progress on it's flight path. It was a mechanical computer with a fist sized sphere and electro mechanical sensors to provide deviation signals to the indicator. I used to joke that to fix the device we had to send it to Speedy Transmission repair shop downtown.
5:55 I’m surprised it can even run that fast! Sounds like a ticking rocker in an engine. On a side-note, I wonder if it was as loud in the instrument panel of the spaceship as it is out in the open? I could see that clattering away every second getting annoying after a while in orbit.
The Soyuz is extremely loud inside from all the fans and AC systems running, so I wouldn't imagine it would be too bad! Source (from about 1 minute onwards): ruclips.net/video/GcuQuMinrCo/видео.html
@@kristenburnout1 That's a much newer ship and probably a lot quieter than the one this clock flew on. I can't imagine the racket inside an old Soyuz on orbit. I'm sure it didn't bother the crew, though. They were more concerned with praying the communist hunk of metal hurtling through space would hold together.
It's normally sealed in it's case and inserted in an instrument panel so maybe its a little bit quieter. There's that other clock showed on the channel earlier going too, though...
@@MontegaB This "communist hunk of metal" had amazing reliability. I would rather fly on it than on a new capitalist hunk of metal by Musk with unknown reliability.
It would be really cool if someone recreated it in a 3d program like Fusion where you could make layers invisible while the whole thing keeps working so you could see a cut-away with all the gears spinning
I find comfort in the ingenuity that went into this, and your examination. I am intelligent, to a degree, but I will never be as smart as you guys! It's oddly comforting
I love your "toys". Treasures of ingenuity brilliantly put together. This is the kind of teardown that has always been what I hoped for. Lots of respect to the guys who invented this kind of marvels and many thanks to you for the video sharing your passion for such objects.
What an interesting find!! I’ll admit though, after years (40+ adult) - I’m amazed and delighted at the color of the globe, it’s quite beautiful. I’m used to the monochrome instruments putty vibe. Cheers and thanks for the video!!!!
What a great exploration into all kinds of corners of knowledge.Math, Earth, Science, Electronics, Mechanical etc. First glims, just a mechanical easy looking device, then it starts and discover so many great thinking in how to construct a useful visual device. Amazing peace of equipment. And what a beauty it is.
This mechanical computer would've be perfect for teaching engineers on making mechanical control systems. This is a brilliant computer and is superior in many ways! Good video!
Growing more and more fond of mechanical solutions of the past. Nowadays it's easy to do everything digitally. But there is beauty in analog user interface and a machine that works just by supplying it with power. Even more impressed you actually found out how to calibrate it.
As an automotive technician that does this sort of thing for fun I have a power supply and an oscilloscope I get aircraft systems and instruments and power them up it's very interesting to understand how it works and see it in action and repairing them to work is the best part.
my gosh this is beyond engineering creativity. It looks like it's coming from a Star Trek episode - but this actually works and potentially flew around the globe. It blows my mind.
what a tremendous piece of analogue mechanical engineering - well done for getting it operational again! In technology terms, it reminded me very much of the 1960s vintage Ferranti moving map display which was fitted to the RAF Harrier aircraft - it projected the aircraft's position onto a map which was stored on a 35mm film strip.
in the 90s, my friend worked at the reception of scrap metal from military units. There were many such devices with very intricate details. I was doing advertising then and got myself such devices to have gear shafts and microbearings .... I still have several boxes full of such mechanics
Ok, yeah this is obviously one of the coolest bits of engineering ive seen in a while, but that ticking noise is so incredibly loud! Can you imagine being stuck in a tiny Soyuz capsule with that thing ticking every second throughout your entire mission? it would drive me nuts
Such a beautiful machine. A work of art. Also good to see the old Mac. I have fond memories of using them. Way quicker than my current windows laptop. Guess I should get a solid state hard drive.
I'm speechless! Making this machine only by using gears and mechanical parts is so distant from how the same problem would be approached today. Here you can see with your eyes what people intend for "analog warmth"
My dad worked at the Defense Mapping Agency in St. Louis in the late 60s that made some maps for the space program. The Americans didn't have this wonderful gizmo but they did have laminated orbit charts that unrolled the ground track into a cylindrical projection. He gave me some that were made for some of the Gemini and Apollo missions; I lost track of them years ago, though, I suspect he has them.
this is such an beautiful unit and the restoration so far is amazing. I like too reverse engineering without service materials. thr title-song from tetris is very suitable and i am curious for the next episode with electric control an landing zone indicator
I really want try and scale this down to make a synth module that has a gimbal output for DSP manipulation, love the videos always a lot to learn and gets the gears turning, thanks for the videos!
2:20 - I think that sealing is not original. 1. Lettters and geometry figures are not as clear as usual and there is the gap betwen the sealing material and the unit case (originaly sealing is made by pouring the melted sealing material inside the screw hole and pressing it by the stamp, so it's impossible to make gaps betwen sealing material and the unit case). 2. Units are sealing only after positive testing results, so damaged or failed unit can't be sealed. 3. There is no "OTK" sealing or marking (OTK translates as "general technical control" and means "all tests passed with positive result", "OTK" sealing or marking is the major marking - the other marks means only the place where unit was sealed, the other sealing is additional sealing in case of unit covers are large enough to make possible the access to the unit's inside without unscrewing one side screws or kind of). I think this unit could be assembled of the parts of broken or teared down unit (or several units) by seller, who made a fake sealing to sell it more expensive then parts.
Can someone explain to me how this feels more “clever” than a modern computer. I know that’s nonsense to say but somehow it feels smarter that the engineers managed to figure this out and make such a lovely piece of electro-mechanical engineering
Well I would say that many things are nowadays numeric and many expect that a program can do anything that you want easily. For the mechanical counterpart ppl expect that u need a deep knowledge of physic etc and a clever mind in order to build this type of machines. It could be the same as thinking of using steam to push things it is a clever use of physics.
I always salute to the engineers who could made _everything_ without digital computers.
Being all (mostly) mechanic reminded me of the Antykithera mechanism of 2200 years ago.
I always salute to the engineers who could made everything without computers.
The navigation computer is in fact a computer. But instead of software it has some electronics combined with physical mechanisms similar to those of wrist watch... So yeah back then instead of programming, they just built machines with very specific purposes. Software is a program that runs on so called ''Turing Machines'' Turing Machines are also known as Universal Machines for very obvious reasons you can just program stuff instead of building a whole machine for that purpose. Even though current computers are ''universal'' they are actually not so universal, there are things they can't do. But as we all know already Software seems pretty limitless. The possibilities seem endless with the kind of memory we have nowadays.
I doubt they didn't use digital computers.
There is popular myth that engineers in USSR were so inventive that they could build everything using logarithmic rulers, from nuclear icebreakers to Buran spaceships, which use own AI to automatically land from Near Space(just as Elon Musk's rockets land today).
In fact, all Soviet engineers were sitting at own computers, and they had software, like Autocad, on which they designed everything, all planes, all ships, all space rockets.
Most likely, they created this mechanical device because it was 10 times lighter than computer with CRT monitor, which would perform the same task.
@@industreeya I didn't talk about computers used as a utility during the constructing procedure, I talked about digital computers as solution. Nowadays it's easier to program a small chip to manage everything but earlier they didn't have chips, they had to do things with mechanical and electric solutions. I think that's amazing. I'm a software developer, I did plenty of programs for so many problems, actually this is an "easy" work, but constructing and building a very simple alarm clock, in its reality, that is a challenge. Look at this gem in the Soyuz, this is fantastic, and beautiful, that was the era of the constructor masters.
I hope there is a Russian engineer watching this and he’s yelling at his screen telling you how close you are, but can’t figure out to set the cam at 45degrees. But then you did, and he calmed down a little.
Именно так!
Boris liked that.
I bet he did.
Здравствуйте! Вы молодцы!
How about the engineer that thought to cut the wires so no one would ever find out....
What amazing workmanship to create a precision analog tool like that. A real lost art!
artefacts of lost civilization
@@mikhail79279 да, тоже об этом подумал, сидят на западе и изучают технологии исчезнувшей цивилизации)
The much more interesting question is: how did they make gears in XV-XVI centuries used in tower/hand clocks, since they had no any machines to produce gears.
@@НикитаПопов-д9ы with a file and lots of time
@@alexandredevert4935
and with a lot of patience as well.
In 1972 I tried to design a navigational device for cars using tapered rollers and a scrolling map but wondered how to fit a machine 2 x 2 x 0.7 metres into a car.
I was only a British squadie and I think I was a little bit out of my league, I obviously gave up but this invention here is amazing.
It was strange to find this video of this device from the same era and I humbly stand in admiration of the designer. Thank you.
I'm sure you could have figured something out with microfilm and a projector perhaps.
Probably a bit too late now
Check out Honda’s Electro Gyrocator from 1981!
You could've probably figured it out too if you had a team of engineers, millions of dollars, and an NKVD officer providing emotional support.
@@morethanjustasloth5528 NKVD was disbaned at 1946...
What's stopping you from doing it now? Seems like a fun project, honestly.
this is the first time I really understood why the flight path of a spacecraft looks like a wave when it is orbiting around the earth. thank you
Same here
Remember all that mathematics in school, you'd never ever have a world use for? Well, welcome to real-world maths class people!
Excellent job to team CuriousMarc. Stay curious my friend!
It is all very interesting, but the overwhelming majority will never need to know those maths.
My words man. Everything is standing on mathematic foundations.
The ammount of times you calculate stuff with orbital mechanics as an average person isn't very high
I agree with you, this machine is totally math equation. I'm very proud to the engineer who create this machine no matter west or east block they were worked for.
You don't *need* to know orbital mechanics, if you can already do the maths. You just have to spend long enough staring at the problem until you work out how to apply the maths you *do* know.
The music is Polyushko-polye composed by Lev Knipper, with lyrics by Viktor Gusev in 1933.
Some (quite good) renditions are uploaded under the name “Cossack Patrol” :)
You could hear this music in old versions of World of Tanks
Incredible analog computing. Amazing.
And it's 10x overclockable. Even without liquid nitrogen
This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen on RUclips.
This is mechanical engineering at its finest. It's a shame our college teachers didn't use this as an example of applied maths and mechanics when I was studying. Great stuff guys!
Your college teachers suck.
@@ahmadsantoso9712 They were good enough. They just used examples more related to day-to-day mechanical engineering solutions.
I used to use NORAD keplers to track HRPT (high resolution Picture Transmission downlink) NOAA satellites in equipment we were working on - it was always a thrill to see MIR come up pass overhead based on our computer prediction from the TLEs (two line elements) This nav unit is a total masterpiece of Russian engineering. Thanks for getting it working.....
Man I wish i had this level of understanding of electronics.
It's mainly mechatronics.
Apollo-Soyuz was flown at an inclination of 51.8°. Some sources claim 51.7° but NASA sources and the original press kit state that it was 51.8°.
What does that mean?
@@ahmadsantoso9712 the angle to the equator
It is just such a joy to watch such brilliant people bring these space artifacts back to life. I feel both smarter and much dumber after I watch. I am so excited to see Globus in action. It’s a true work of art, and looks like a thing that should be in every spacecraft. Keep up the amazing work, Marc and Co.!!!
I think this is the first time I've seen overclocking experiments on an analogue computer! :) :) :)
Apollo/Soyuz was the first space flight I saw on TV that I was old enough to properly understand. :)
Das "Übertakten" eines Elektromagneten zum Antrieb eines Klinkenrades ist allerdings nur in einem begrenzten Rahmen möglich, alles andere ist eine "Vergewaltigung" der Mechanik und so auch nicht vorgesehen. 🙄🙄🙄
Globus was designed by "КБ топливо-измерительной аппаратуры" in Leningrad. And it was manufactured by "Завод Пирометр" in Leningrad
I always enjoyed those obscured names of Soviet research institutes and factories.
Is it Lening-rad or Lenin-grad?
Lenin-grad, city of lenin
@@avetl "Construction bureau of fuel measurement equipment" and "Pyrometer factory".
Can imagine that it's hard to argue that you paid for more fuel than you pumped with this factory's diversification.
The contractor in Moscow that repair them is Пиврите ромет-опл
Very cool. These old analog instruments shouldn't be forgotten now that we have digital tools. Also the analog instruments are much more serviceable than electronics. Good look repairing an iphone from 2000's in 50 years after it's obsolescence.
Probably the most ridiculous thing I have ever read.
All I can do is marvel at the genius behind all these works.
Marc your content has quality that even a swiss watchmaker would appreciate.
Eine kleine Geschichte
Ich hatte in den 1980gern einen Modellbausatz für das Raumfahrzeug von Jurie Gargarin geschenkt bekommen... Beim zusammen Bau ist mir dieser Navigationscomputer aufgefallen und ich habe mich gefragt, wie dieser funktioniert... 😊
Ich danke euch für dieses Video
Jurie Gargarin died in 1968. How could he gave you a model? Or what you meant is the model was of his spacecraft?
Die russische Raumfahrt war ein Thema im Schulunterricht...
Und ich hatte ein Modell aus Kunststoff das ich zusammen gebaut habe 😊...
I just found this channel and going through your previous vidoes, I am utterly blown away with how intellgent everyone in your "team" is. I can't emphasize how impressive it is, keep up the great work. I don't know how I haven't found this channel ealier.
These guys could bring board games enhanced with mechanical devices to a new level that could surpass PC games! Thank You for making my time so amazing.
You don't compare ice cream to french fries.
Your video reminds me of my time working on the C-130. We had a device known as the Along and Across Track Computer, it would indicate deviation left or right of the aircraft's progress on it's flight path. It was a mechanical computer with a fist sized sphere and electro mechanical sensors to provide deviation signals to the indicator. I used to joke that to fix the device we had to send it to Speedy Transmission repair shop downtown.
5:55 I’m surprised it can even run that fast! Sounds like a ticking rocker in an engine. On a side-note, I wonder if it was as loud in the instrument panel of the spaceship as it is out in the open? I could see that clattering away every second getting annoying after a while in orbit.
not nearly as annoying as when it stops clattetring !
The Soyuz is extremely loud inside from all the fans and AC systems running, so I wouldn't imagine it would be too bad! Source (from about 1 minute onwards): ruclips.net/video/GcuQuMinrCo/видео.html
@@kristenburnout1 That's a much newer ship and probably a lot quieter than the one this clock flew on. I can't imagine the racket inside an old Soyuz on orbit. I'm sure it didn't bother the crew, though. They were more concerned with praying the communist hunk of metal hurtling through space would hold together.
It's normally sealed in it's case and inserted in an instrument panel so maybe its a little bit quieter. There's that other clock showed on the channel earlier going too, though...
@@MontegaB This "communist hunk of metal" had amazing reliability. I would rather fly on it than on a new capitalist hunk of metal by Musk with unknown reliability.
I would like to see some closeups of the mechanics in the back working as it runs, I love mechanical stuff
See the first video
@@aicisha no I mean as it’s running. Those are shots before they got it operational
Oh you want some closeups of her backside huh ? You dirty perv ! Leave the Globus alone. She's a sensible beauty.
@@Andr3Wild3f7ck/sc4ew y0u (or mor0n/f4gg01/a33) + //####
It would be really cool if someone recreated it in a 3d program like Fusion where you could make layers invisible while the whole thing keeps working so you could see a cut-away with all the gears spinning
Respect for the engineers who must have mastered the electronics and mechanics required for making this thing work
I find comfort in the ingenuity that went into this, and your examination. I am intelligent, to a degree, but I will never be as smart as you guys! It's oddly comforting
Fantastic !!! I hardly can belive my eye's that I have the privilege to witness and understand The Globe analog magic. Thanx a lot team.
This is seriously the coolest machine i have ever seen wow what a level of engineering :) thank you for sharing .
I love your "toys". Treasures of ingenuity brilliantly put together. This is the kind of teardown that has always been what I hoped for. Lots of respect to the guys who invented this kind of marvels and many thanks to you for the video sharing your passion for such objects.
thank you for this video, i love your balance between keeping it simple enough to explain, but not being afraid to deep dive into the specifics.
What an interesting find!! I’ll admit though, after years (40+ adult) - I’m amazed and delighted at the color of the globe, it’s quite beautiful. I’m used to the monochrome instruments putty vibe. Cheers and thanks for the video!!!!
What a great exploration into all kinds of corners of knowledge.Math, Earth, Science, Electronics, Mechanical etc. First glims, just a mechanical easy looking device, then it starts and discover so many great thinking in how to construct a useful visual device. Amazing peace of equipment. And what a beauty it is.
Coming up with, designing, machining and validating those cams is just next level mind blowing to this hobby Arduino pilot.
I LOVE this old tech. Been looking for videos about getting old tech to work again.
Это просто такой кайф! Спасибо, дорогие специалисты, что показали и починили это чудесное устройство
❤️
Это слегка усовершенствованный Антикитерский механизм второй половины II века ДО нашей эры.... Добавлен глобус....
;)))))))))
This mechanical computer would've be perfect for teaching engineers on making mechanical control systems. This is a brilliant computer and is superior in many ways! Good video!
Growing more and more fond of mechanical solutions of the past. Nowadays it's easy to do everything digitally. But there is beauty in analog user interface and a machine that works just by supplying it with power.
Even more impressed you actually found out how to calibrate it.
Ah, nostalgia. I use to have that version of Tetris on my Apple IIe. My mom and I would spend hours playing it.
Thanks for documenting how smart you are, and all the cool gadgets as well.
*It's a captivating blend of electronics and mechanics in perfect sync.* 👍👍👍
Omg. I did have a Mac SE when i was a kit, and I had Tetris installed. That ending is bringing me so much memories ! ^^
What a wonderfully and robustly crafted precision instrument!
This is art! Both your documentary as the Globus.
Wow! this was great to watch.The movements of orbit are mesmerising. It would be nice to be able to set this up as a screen saver.
As an automotive technician that does this sort of thing for fun I have a power supply and an oscilloscope I get aircraft systems and instruments and power them up it's very interesting to understand how it works and see it in action and repairing them to work is the best part.
Absolutely mesmerising to watch it spin, bravo for getting it to work!
do you know the name of that music?
@@Kizim-a5g Polyushka polye
@@Nugget_prime Thank you very much
my gosh this is beyond engineering creativity. It looks like it's coming from a Star Trek episode - but this actually works and potentially flew around the globe. It blows my mind.
what a tremendous piece of analogue mechanical engineering - well done for getting it operational again! In technology terms, it reminded me very much of the 1960s vintage Ferranti moving map display which was fitted to the RAF Harrier aircraft - it projected the aircraft's position onto a map which was stored on a 35mm film strip.
The tune is called " Poliushko Polie" a song about a large field. Tetris game is supposed to have "Kalinka malinka" tune!
Maybe I'm wrong but this brilliant piece of engineering can worth a fortune.
NASA had an incredible device to navigate to the moon using the stars
Incredible piece of technology. Thank you for sharing this!
in the 90s, my friend worked at the reception of scrap metal from military units. There were many such devices with very intricate details. I was doing advertising then and got myself such devices to have gear shafts and microbearings .... I still have several boxes full of such mechanics
GLÜCKSPILZ!
Ok, yeah this is obviously one of the coolest bits of engineering ive seen in a while, but that ticking noise is so incredibly loud! Can you imagine being stuck in a tiny Soyuz capsule with that thing ticking every second throughout your entire mission? it would drive me nuts
That's why every comrade cosmonaut always carries earplugs when working. After all the sound keeps them from falling asleep while working.
Этот,звук не давал мне заснуть,на работе!😂
I just discovered your channel through this video. Likes have been issued. Subscriptions have been taken. Amazing!
CuriousMarc, you are producing a treasure for future generations, dont stop
I don’t think flat earth people would find much comfort in this video.
Absolutely fantastic work guys, respect!
Wow, can't wait for part 3!
I remember that soyuz-nasa meetup! Very exciting to my elementary school brain! And what a lovely bit of analog engineering.
Wow, I am very impressed, Just wonderful work by the techs working on this and to the engineers that disigned and built this unit.
You are so very lucky to have all this cool stuff!
I love mechanical computers!
Nice work. I have work on instruments in the pass, but nothing quite that complicated. The mechanical analog engineering is fascinating.
Wow what an incredible piece of tecnology!
I stand in awe of this teams never ending accomplishments!
Interstellar overdrive @5:54. Great job and video on that wonderful piece of equipment!
Such a beautiful machine. A work of art. Also good to see the old Mac. I have fond memories of using them. Way quicker than my current windows laptop. Guess I should get a solid state hard drive.
Thanks for the work you've done. It is always interesting to watch, such interest in our history pleases.
OMG - so clever - its design, its construction and your deconstruction/reverse engineering.
Watching this on the school bus, awesome video as always!
Waiting for the next video with impatience!
I'm speechless! Making this machine only by using gears and mechanical parts is so distant from how the same problem would be approached today.
Here you can see with your eyes what people intend for "analog warmth"
The globe is real, not a video display. It appeals to me like pinball vs an arcade machine. Love it!
Beautiful
It's just so cool & beautiful! I want a Big one with a globe the size of a yoga ball!
I’d love to see this Globus globe reproduced by mova globes.
Excellent content. Absolutely wonderful to see it working. Thank you, Marc!
My dad worked at the Defense Mapping Agency in St. Louis in the late 60s that made some maps for the space program. The Americans didn't have this wonderful gizmo but they did have laminated orbit charts that unrolled the ground track into a cylindrical projection. He gave me some that were made for some of the Gemini and Apollo missions; I lost track of them years ago, though, I suspect he has them.
Amazing! Literally amazing content!
Marc, Now you'll have to mate the Globus with the Soyuz clock module.
Soon we will have a complete Soyuz capsule at this rate
That's interesting & dope of how that ol-school/vintage yet modern computer map still looks & running high-quality.
this is such an beautiful unit and the restoration so far is amazing. I like too reverse engineering without service materials.
thr title-song from tetris is very suitable and i am curious for the next episode with electric control an landing zone indicator
Вы большие молодцы что отремонтировали эту штуку
Thank you, amazing piece of engineering!
I really want try and scale this down to make a synth module that has a gimbal output for DSP manipulation, love the videos always a lot to learn and gets the gears turning, thanks for the videos!
2:20 - I think that sealing is not original. 1. Lettters and geometry figures are not as clear as usual and there is the gap betwen the sealing material and the unit case (originaly sealing is made by pouring the melted sealing material inside the screw hole and pressing it by the stamp, so it's impossible to make gaps betwen sealing material and the unit case). 2. Units are sealing only after positive testing results, so damaged or failed unit can't be sealed. 3. There is no "OTK" sealing or marking (OTK translates as "general technical control" and means "all tests passed with positive result", "OTK" sealing or marking is the major marking - the other marks means only the place where unit was sealed, the other sealing is additional sealing in case of unit covers are large enough to make possible the access to the unit's inside without unscrewing one side screws or kind of). I think this unit could be assembled of the parts of broken or teared down unit (or several units) by seller, who made a fake sealing to sell it more expensive then parts.
The video is great!
But especially I loved the music "полюшко поле" )
Can someone explain to me how this feels more “clever” than a modern computer. I know that’s nonsense to say but somehow it feels smarter that the engineers managed to figure this out and make such a lovely piece of electro-mechanical engineering
Well I would say that many things are nowadays numeric and many expect that a program can do anything that you want easily. For the mechanical counterpart ppl expect that u need a deep knowledge of physic etc and a clever mind in order to build this type of machines. It could be the same as thinking of using steam to push things it is a clever use of physics.
Heyy amazing I've been waiting for a new episode.
Amazing reverse engineering job! The company I worked for (to remain unnamed) could sure used you.
Super fascinating 🔥
The graphic on this machine is so realistic i feel i can touch it
How the hell did i just NOW discover this channel?
Oh man. There is SO MUCH good stuff in the back catalogue! :)
Great work, it’s cost time and a lot of knowledge. Thanks for the effort.
Much more impressive and charming than a digital version to me.
Absolutely amazing! Thankyou Marc and Ken!
I used a simple circular slide rule flight computer in my Air Cadet days. It's amazing what you can do with a few wheels.
Man, I love fixin' broken stuff!!!
I can't imagine how absolutely insane it would have been to be flying an (almost completely?) electromechanical spacecraft. All that ticking!
Congrats, the only thing missing is the rocket and you're ready to go! Seriously very interesting video, can't wait to the 3rd part.
Amazing again ! What a beautiful piece of engineering ! And what good skills you have too ! Thanks again