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Restored old school tank driving simulator
« on: October 17, 2022, 12:05:04 PM »
Everything is original except for the computer which they said they could not find parts for.

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At the Swiss Military Museum in Full, there's the last remaining example of a 1970s tank-driving simulator. But there's no virtual worlds here: it's connected to a real camera and a real miniature model

This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcQifPHcMLE
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Re: Restored old school tank driving simulator
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2022, 01:38:49 PM »
Quote from: WLJ on October 17, 2022, 12:05:04 PM
Everything is original except for the computer which they said they could not find parts for.

This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcQifPHcMLE

I just watched that. 

Way back when I was a kid, I got to see the same kind of model-based simulator for airplanes.  I remember the huge boards that were mounted vertically, but I don't remember where that was.  Maybe at AA's facility in Texas.  Could have been Braniff.
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Re: Restored old school tank driving simulator
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2022, 02:37:12 PM »
A friend of mine used to be in the Air Force and supported old flight simulators.  I just emailed him and asked if they were anything like this video, or if they were just instrumentation trainers with no visual component.

That was a really neat find, WLJ!
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Re: Restored old school tank driving simulator
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2022, 07:56:41 PM »
Quote from: Fly320s on October 17, 2022, 01:38:49 PM
Could have been Braniff.

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Re: Restored old school tank driving simulator
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2022, 09:39:10 AM »
Quote from: WLJ on October 17, 2022, 12:05:04 PM
Everything is original except for the computer which they said they could not find parts for.

This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcQifPHcMLE

They replaced the old analogue computer with a Raspberry Pi.  That's really cool.  I wonder what model Pi was used?
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Re: Restored old school tank driving simulator
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2022, 09:45:44 AM »
Quote from: Devonai on October 17, 2022, 07:56:41 PM
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