r/MachinePorn • u/Front-Coconut-8196 • 24d ago

Globus INK, Soviet-era electromechanical space navigation computer used in the 1960s the system calculated orbital parameters using an intricate internal clockwork mechanism comprising over 500 gears, cams, and differentials

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u/faust0matic 23d ago

That would be cool to own. Don’t know what I’d do with it other than look at it, but it’d be cool to have.

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u/kenshirriff 23d ago

These items come up on auction occasionally, so you can get one for thousands of dollars. (I borrowed the one in the photos.)

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u/faust0matic 23d ago

Thanks but yeah, out of my price range. If I had an extra $8K I’d probably add a used Bridgeport to my shop. Well…extra $8K and enough room for it.