Machines, preferably electronic, old-timey, and complex-looking.
Cray-1 "Supercomputer", Bell Labs circa 1976
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Case Steam EngineI knew the head OS System engineer on Cray's first computers. It was pre-Linux so he used a Mac variation. It was probably the only Mac to perform as advertised. ;P
"Farm Horse"
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Unisys mainframe history dates back more than 50 years to the first commercial computer, Univac 1, which predicted the outcome of the 1952 Presidential election within a 1% margin of error.
Thornycrofts had a long history of supplying military vehicles going back to the Boer War when their steam vehicles were described by General Kitchener as "The Best". The J Type (not shown) was built in large numbers during WWI. The A1/A2 was introduced in 1924 and was available with a £120 subsidy. These 8 pictures below are A1's.
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how's this for complex?
>>379960Ugh, gross.
>>379960a 12 year old state of sexual development. By 16 you may understand that big & tits can result in COWZ!
IBM?s SAGE is a large semi-automated air defense system from the Cold War era. It would analyze radar data in real-time to identify Soviet bombers. And it has built-in cigarette lighters and ashtrays at each console
>>381036No way, really?Damn, smokers are cool.