Collaborate Disseminate
[Classic Microcomputers] read in a book that there was a computer-generated film made in the late 1960s, and he knew he had to watch it. He found it and shared …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Computer-Generate Video 1968 Style!
Hackaday readers might know [Victor Scheinman] as the pioneer who built some of the first practical robot arms. But what was a kid like that doing in high school? Thanks …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Voice Controlled Typewriter Science Project in 1958
When we first saw this 1944 US Office of Education film about hand soldering, we figured it might still have some good information. Well, perhaps it does, but the 1944 …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Solder Like its 1944!
While you might think the military doesn’t have a sense of humor with names. Take the AN/MSQ-19 “automated tactical operations central” for example. (Video, embedded below.) But then, when you …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Military Graphics in the 1960s
In the United States in 1939, television sets still had a long way to go before they pretty much sold themselves. Efforts to do just that are what led to …read more Continue reading RCA’s Clear Plastic TV Wowed Crowds In 1939
In 1986, a group of NASA engineers faced a difficult choice in solving their data processing woes: continue tolerating the poor performance of PC architecture, or pony up the cash …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Amiga Pips the PC for Mission-Critical Computing at NASA
If you’ve got 10 minutes, how about a quick break to watch a video about renewable clean electric power? Must be a recent video, right? Nope. The Coronet Instruction Film …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Renewable Energy, 1948 Edition
To get its engineers thinking about design for assembly back in the 1980s, Westinghouse made a video about a product optimized for assembly: the IBM Proprinter. The technology may be dated, but the film presents a great look at how …read more
Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Design for Assembly, 1980s-Style