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Speedy Cutover Service, SXS switching cutover to ESS filmed live at Glendale CA central office, 19844:35

Speedy Cutover Service, SXS switching cutover to ESS filmed live at Glendale CA central office, 1984

994K views • 11 years ago
AT&T Tech Channel
A 1984 AT&T film showing the live cutover of a Glendale, California central office from step-by-step switching to an electronic switching system. Installers prepare the site and then cut cables in a coordinated operation.
Elite: "The game that couldn't be written"1:02:03

Elite: "The game that couldn't be written"

2M views • 2 years ago
Alexander the ok
An hour-long video essay on Elite, the 1984 BBC Micro game by David Braben and Ian Bell. It covers how they fit a 3D engine, economy and universe into 22KB on a 2MHz 6502.