once had the pleasure of learning a bunch about these machines from the operator of the pacific pinball museum (then called the lucky juju) in alameda, ca about 20 years ago at a class at an early proto-makerspace in west oakland called the crucible.
the scoring motors and relay logic were fascinating, but if you want to see even more interesting electromechanical logic check out the turing bombe and collosus rebuilds at bletchley park. that em logic was credited with shaving years off of wwii and came many decades before.
the scoring motors and relay logic were fascinating, but if you want to see even more interesting electromechanical logic check out the turing bombe and collosus rebuilds at bletchley park. that em logic was credited with shaving years off of wwii and came many decades before.