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EEVblog #937 – Retro Canon Still Camera Teardown!

How did you take “digital” photos in the 1980’s and early 90’s? With an analog still video camera that stored images on a PAL format 2″ video floppy disks, that’s how! Enter an age before SD cards, flash memory, JPG files, and USB! A teardown of a 1991 vintage Canon …

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EEVblog #920 – World’s First Transistor Watch!

The Bulova Accutron Spaceview 214, the world’s first transistorised watch! Space age technology from the 1960’s, the world’s most accurate watch at the time using a 360Hz tuning fork mechanism. Used by NASA on many space missions including Apollo 11. See it operate at 1000fps! All the info HERE Forum …

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EEVblog #914 – Sony VAIO UX Micro PC Teardown

Teardown of the vintage Sony VAIO UX Series Handheld Micro PC using the Intel Core Solo processor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Vaio_UX_Micro_PC Forum HERE Datasheets: IO Controller Intel 82945GM Intel Core Solo Processor U1400 PCI8412 Podcast: Download

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EEVblog #904 – Hewlett Packard HP85 Professional Computer

1979, a screaming 613KHz clock, killer graphics, and it’s a Hewlett Packard, it doesn’t get much better than this! Dave powers up the the classic HP85 Scientific / Engineering Professional Personal Computer and has a play around. Forum HERE Teardown VIDEO Repair VIDEO User Manual Pocket Guide Documents: Collection Manuals …

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