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DOSIMETER in a KEYCHAIN! | '91 BIRI-2 Radiation Detector
Today, we will take a look at the BIRI-2, a keychain indicator of ionizing radiation made in Ukraine in 1991. It is one of the earliest (and smallest) devices of this kind produced after Chernobyl and still works just fine. We conducted a little test-run and believe it can still be helpful in 2024. Of course, our cat decided to participate as well!
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Unboxing and first look
02:01 - Principle of operation
02:57 - Test-run
05:05 - A scientific perspective
07:02 - Let’s look inside
08:46 - Outro
09:12 - Obligatory cat performance
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Evacuation Announcement of Pripyat | 38 Years Since the Chornobyl Disaster
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When this video is published, it will have been 38 years and 6 hours since the message you are about to hear was transmitted through street loudspeakers in Pripyat, Ukraine. By 8:00 PM on April 27, 1986, apart from the operative staff, no residents remained in this city. As it later became apparent, what was supposed to be a three-day evacuation after the Chernobyl disaster turned into an etern...
This is how it works: Mechanical Diorama of Chernobyl Museum
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Last year, we created a brief video tour for you at the National Museum of Chernobyl, and at that time, we promised to reveal its great secret. The place itself is a must-visit if you are in Kyiv, but besides its incredible collection, there is something truly unique: a one-of-a-kind 3-stage diorama that displays the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant before, during, and after the 1986 disaster. Eve...
Relic of Pripyat's Afterlife: DKS-04 Professional Dosimeter
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Recently, our colleague borrowed us a vintage DKS-04 dosimeter, which is one of the earliest professional devices produced in the USSR. It has an interesting modification that was made at the dosimetry lab that was based at the very center of the at time already abandoned city of Pripyat. 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - Production of dosimeters after the Chernobyl disaster 04:32 - Specifications of DKS-0...
Made in Ukraine - Electronika 21-10 Programmable Clock Test-Run!
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Today, we will take a look at the Electronika 21-10 - a late Soviet / early ex-Soviet electronic programmable clock that was produced in Ukraine since 1991 for a couple of years. Besides its basic timekeeping and alarm features, it can also control up to three low-power devices through 16 user-defined programs. We find it particularly cool because the design of its controls gives us a sort of S...
This is THE WORST PRINTER I've EVER seen | Soviet SM6337.02
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Today, we will take a look at the SM6337.02 - a vintage Soviet dot matrix printer made in Russia in the late 1980s. In my life, I've seen a lot of computers and devices manufactured in the USSR, but this one features an unbelievably low quality level. Technically, it is an Epson-compatible peripheral device with RS-232 and Centronics interfaces, and it comes with a few built-in fonts. However, ...
How a little East German Computer Monitored a Nuclear Tomb | Robotron 1715M TEST RUN
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Today, we take a look at the Robotron-1715M, a remarkable vintage computer made in DDR (East Germany) and powered by a Zilog Z80 processor clone. Beyond a significant historical value (and limited capabilities), the same machines served a crucial function in 1986, acting as an integral component of the initial self-diagnostics and radiation monitoring system within the Chernobyl Sarcophagus of ...
We've got a vintage WIRE WRAPPING tool and it is AMAZING!
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We have acquired a late Soviet NP-48 wire wrapping tool, which significantly accelerates the process of making electronic connections. Instruments like this were commonly used in the assembly of large mainframe computers during the 1970s and 1980s. Therefore, we intend to employ it for our unique retro-computing project - the restoration of one of the last existing ES 1060 mainframe control pan...
Exploring Chernobyl: Immersive Walkthrough in Pripyat
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Recently, we rediscovered a presumably lost HDD containing some technical footage of our Chernobyl explorations from past years. This video is a compilation of shots taken in 2020-21 when we were guiding small groups of visitors in the Zone, accompanied by comments about locations and their history. What you will find in this episode: 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Driving along Lenin Avenue 01:03 - Yar...
First attempt to wire up the 300 Kg HDD of Chernobyl SKALA
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Welcome to the continuation of our exploration of the Chernobyl SKALA computer system! This time, we'll look at a massive, nearly 300 kg Bulgarian ES-5061 hard disk drive and its accompanying portable test instrument, the TIDU-3P. This drive is the exact same type that was used in the DIIS system of the SKALA computer, as well as in the early "Shater" (Marquee) and "Finish" information systems ...
We recreated the very first robot of Chernobyl Reactor Sarcophagus!
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Another chapter of Chernobyl's history comes to light as we explore the half-mythical tale and successfully recreate the legendary toy robot of 1986! This makeshift machine was based on a toy rover, to which a radiation detector, vidicon camera, thermometer, and lights were attached. Back in 1986, it conducted primitive radiation and thermal surveys within the Sarcophagus of the destroyed Chern...
Chicken attack! Chernobyl SKALA Punch Tape Reader Restoration!
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Welcome to the continuation of our exploration of the Chernobyl SKALA computer system! This time, we'll be putting its super-fast punch tape reader into action. We have the exact same type of device that stands in the SKALA machine room at Chornobyl NPP - an FS-1501, made in Czechoslovakia in the 1970s. Ours, however, was held in captivity by evil chickens for almost 20 years, so extreme restor...
This electricity experiment kit is A PURE NOSTALGIA
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If you wondered why I needed that 3R12 battery I mentioned in the video about AZ-5 switch, this is the answer - it is for this little nostalgic item from the past that I recently received as an accidental gift (thanks, W.P.!). It's an educational set made here in Ukraine in 1988 by one of Elektronmash factories, and it allows you to build simple electric devices and study electromagnetism. Back...
Driving to Pripyat to find some forgotten Chernobyl tech
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Recently, we found a presumably lost HDD with some technical footage of our Chernobyl explorations from past years. This video captures our brief visit to the Jupiter factory, where we checked which types of vintage computers they used during the post-disaster period. While what is at the Zone, remains in the Zone, the information collected proved invaluable in locating many parts of similar ma...
I FINALLY FOUND IT! Behold Elektronika MS 1504, the ONLY SOVIET LAPTOP EVER.
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I FINALLY FOUND IT! Behold Elektronika MS 1504, the ONLY SOVIET LAPTOP EVER.
What is inside the AZ-5 SWITCH and other Chornobyl controls?
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What is inside the AZ-5 SWITCH and other Chornobyl controls?
Chernobyl Control Room 4 BEFORE and AFTER the DISASTER
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Chernobyl Control Room 4 BEFORE and AFTER the DISASTER
Exploring SKALA: Chernobyl Reactor Control Computer
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Exploring SKALA: Chernobyl Reactor Control Computer
This Soviet Microprocessor lab looks like a nuclear briefcase!
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This Soviet Microprocessor lab looks like a nuclear briefcase!
This Little Retro 80386 PC is Getting a New Look and Life!
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This Little Retro 80386 PC is Getting a New Look and Life!
Part 2. Pripyat Before and After the Chernobyl Disaster.
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Part 2. Pripyat Before and After the Chernobyl Disaster.
Chernobyl Before and After the Disaster
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Chernobyl Before and After the Disaster
Inside Chernobyl: 14 years in 200+ images
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Inside Chernobyl: 14 years in 200 images
Forgotten robots of Chernobyl: a short documentary
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Forgotten robots of Chernobyl: a short documentary
THESE CCTV CAMERAS recorded the CHERNOBYL DISASTER
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THESE CCTV CAMERAS recorded the CHERNOBYL DISASTER
37 YEARS OF CHORNOBYL: April 26 memorial event on the BORDER OF THE DISASTER ZONE
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37 YEARS OF CHORNOBYL: April 26 memorial event on the BORDER OF THE DISASTER ZONE
Restoring the Chernobyl Computer Paper Tape Punch!
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Restoring the Chernobyl Computer Paper Tape Punch!
We found THIS in an abandoned school in Pripyat
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We found THIS in an abandoned school in Pripyat
DP-64, the LAST signal you will see in a NUCLEAR WAR
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DP-64, the LAST signal you will see in a NUCLEAR WAR
RUSSIAN INVASION TO CHERNOBYL, 🇺🇦UKRAINE. Aftermath.
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RUSSIAN INVASION TO CHERNOBYL, 🇺🇦UKRAINE. Aftermath.

Komentáře

  • @PirxthePilot
    @PirxthePilot Před dnem

    You should try to print "Soviet Union Lives" on it ...a last breath

  • @deonellis8577
    @deonellis8577 Před dnem

    There's absolutely NOTHING the Soviet Union produced - even until today...which is/was good quality.

  • @FranktheTank-bk8me

    Cool connectors. Like radio comms gear.

  • @castagnetoluca12gmail

    Dopo 40anni i palazzi sono ancora in piedi......nonostante tutto edificavano bene

  • @Gizmadin
    @Gizmadin Před dnem

    1. Its 2 days younger then fire 2. It has all kind of screwdriver marks i t means its opened fixed and messed with it on multiple occasions 3. Who knows in what conditions it was held sun/humidity etc 4. Sticker must be reapplied like 10x 5. Stop being biased and go pay subscription to HP if you dont like this relic.

  • @sinisatrlin840
    @sinisatrlin840 Před dnem

    From Soviet tehnology i have Nixie clock, Zenit TTL camera, L3-3 tube tester and many many tubes. They all work quite well, L3-3 is best tube tester that i can think of, league above Hickok 539C which i also have. I have heard that USSR consumer electronics is really bad but this printer is crappiest peace of tehnology ever seen. In my opinion worst thing is that they have used for the time good ICs and other components and than made horrible product. In process destroying all the good work people invested in those ICs.

  • @vadimmartynyuk
    @vadimmartynyuk Před dnem

    Everything Soviet electronic was brand named “electronics”

  • @casspirmk6338
    @casspirmk6338 Před dnem

    They couldn’t built nothing worthy, even if they stole blueprints or working example.

  • @raggedblossom508
    @raggedblossom508 Před 2 dny

    When I think of Chernobyl, the first image that comes to mind is that forlorn, abandoned ferris wheel.

    • @ChernobylFamily
      @ChernobylFamily Před dnem

      For many it is the same. Ironically, that object has a minimal connection to the history of place.

  • @UncommonSense1776
    @UncommonSense1776 Před 2 dny

    And this is why Communism is so much better than Capitalism, in Communism you're not required to give a shit.

  • @scratchpad7954
    @scratchpad7954 Před 2 dny

    I would replace the defective green monochrome picture tube with a modern AMOLED display with a resolution equivalent to the original aspect ratio (4:3) at 4096x3072, giving it full color. I would also replace the original circuit boards with a top-of-the-line modern gaming motherboard, giving it 10-gigabit internet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB 3.1/Type C, RGB lighting, the whole works. Also, you could try to find a modern motherboard that supports twin floppy drives since Windows 11 is likely backward compatible that far. To this day, Windows still reserves A and B as the drive letters for floppies, C for the operating system files, and D as a recovery partition for the hard drive or the CD drive depending on the user's configuration, and D or E and so forth for additional storage devices connected to the computer.

  • @TrasherBiner
    @TrasherBiner Před 2 dny

    "deer-t" (took me a while to realize you were saying dirt ... so "diyirt" ) .... "meggghhanism"... absolutely loved the indignation in your "woice" and your accent. Thank you for the teghhnical wideo and, I enjoyed it very much.

    • @ChernobylFamily
      @ChernobylFamily Před dnem

      Ok, thanks for corrections.

    • @TrasherBiner
      @TrasherBiner Před dnem

      @@ChernobylFamily No corrections. I have multiple Ukranian friends. You sound like them. Some of them are half russian and their families are split in two due to this "military excercises" of Russia. Putin ruined a lot fo families : two countries that historically have been sisters, split appart fromt he madness of a man. Wish you well for you and your family my man. So no corrections, your accent is what it should be and it made me smile because you remind me of long time friends from your country and happy memories having fun partying out ouside before the war. Stay strong. Thank you for the video.

    • @ChernobylFamily
      @ChernobylFamily Před dnem

      @TrasherBiner thank you! I just meant that any advices are always welcome. I speak english 95% of time (we have an interesting family), but there is always a room for improvement.

  • @iam21h
    @iam21h Před 2 dny

    когда учился в универе в нашей лабе познакомился с эмулятором этой машины, даже прогу простую написал. очень просто программируется и работает.

  • @mstcrow5429
    @mstcrow5429 Před 2 dny

    Did they ever make an EMP resistant IC-based computer?

  • @Wes12940
    @Wes12940 Před 2 dny

    Sorry but it can't be worse than HP inkjet printers

  • @bhbr-xb6po
    @bhbr-xb6po Před 2 dny

    "Unapologetically plastic" (Jony Ive)

  • @GenaTrius
    @GenaTrius Před 3 dny

    Wow, I would really like to hear more about that camera-like device that sees fields of radiation.

  • @ScottGrammer
    @ScottGrammer Před 3 dny

    The three basic parts of a printer are the plastic case, the jammed paper tray, and the blinking red light.

  • @williamheckel2434
    @williamheckel2434 Před 3 dny

    Very moving..... ❤❤❤ Thank you for posting this. Yes, please post more like this.

  • @robdixson196
    @robdixson196 Před 4 dny

    The Soviest were good at industrial tools, and weapons

  • @mrDeax
    @mrDeax Před 5 dny

    nature will take everything for itself

  • @jurijjful
    @jurijjful Před 5 dny

    Совиет, ты как будто не совиет. Ты особенный, ты укр, к совиет никакого отношения не имеешь.

  • @blingblingcrackpipe

    In ussr, computer prints you

  • @General_X
    @General_X Před 7 dny

    A place lost to time. Serene but so uncomfortable, knowing it must remain devoid of the human life that created it for thousands of years. But then, out of the ashes of humanity, nature always has a way of reclaiming what it lost to us.

    • @ChernobylFamily
      @ChernobylFamily Před 6 dny

      The thing which surpsires those who come there, as it is very calm, very much full of life, just it is... a very different life.

  • @AlesterMyersWick
    @AlesterMyersWick Před 7 dny

    the nature is the reason for russia's rampage on ukraine...

  • @MariaGarcia-eg4wk
    @MariaGarcia-eg4wk Před 7 dny

    Government that has the power to keep this places alive,they should do something to keep them alive, use them for people to work or live in just need some restoration but the help may be greater,and conserve for new generations to enjoy. Love your video❤😊

    • @ChernobylFamily
      @ChernobylFamily Před 6 dny

      Well said, but there is no government which has power over severe plutonium contamination. The city was in use up to 2000 for the Zone's purposes for deployment of labs and so, but since the NPP stopped generation of electricity and subsequently, heating, Pripyat went to decline. There was a plan to restore some structures for kuseum purposes, but ru%%іаn іnvаsіоn made those plans not possible anymore.

  • @kimiskind1
    @kimiskind1 Před 7 dny

    Honestly the before pictures don’t look that good to begin with, the buildings all look similar. It’s amazing how much nature took over.

  • @MariaGarcia-eg4wk
    @MariaGarcia-eg4wk Před 7 dny

    Love the video keep it coming,❤❤😊

  • @MariaGarcia-eg4wk
    @MariaGarcia-eg4wk Před 7 dny

    I love your video because you don't have to many interruption keep it coming!?❤❤😊

    • @ChernobylFamily
      @ChernobylFamily Před 7 dny

      See, if ru%%іаns would not bоmb our power plants, we would have electricity and could make videos more often. Now we have energy less than half a day every day. Will try to do our best, of course...

  • @tobiaskarl4939
    @tobiaskarl4939 Před 7 dny

    It doesn't matter what it looks like, what matters is whether it works reliably

    • @ChernobylFamily
      @ChernobylFamily Před 7 dny

      You certainly have a point, the problem, it does not.

  • @tobiaskarl4939
    @tobiaskarl4939 Před 7 dny

    Flash fires are said to have come out of "Raduga" televisions. 😁

  • @noeapolo2239
    @noeapolo2239 Před 7 dny

    It's hard to see a picture where there are people and then to see another one in the same place without people. So many things were hidden from the Soviet population...that the representation of all those lies and pain caused is Pripyat...I always imagine a little girl holding her mother's hand walking down the central square in spring. What is the name of the song in the background? Thanks for the video❤

  • @jens2303
    @jens2303 Před 8 dny

    If the Russians had not occupied our country (as well as all other Eastern European countries) until 1989, we would also have had the most modern technology

    • @ChernobylFamily
      @ChernobylFamily Před 8 dny

      Very true. And in fact we love robotrons (check btw our much newer video on 1715M). This one is maybe the only questionable machine, but everything else we encountered was just awesome.

  • @ivanzp4505
    @ivanzp4505 Před 9 dny

    make it great again🤣

  • @BMWFan975
    @BMWFan975 Před 9 dny

    Brutal difference

  • @JonasSmith-yy6hx
    @JonasSmith-yy6hx Před 9 dny

    Have I imagined?!?!??? It's my dream.

  • @arjenschuurman4731
    @arjenschuurman4731 Před 9 dny

    Can't you rebuild the city or cut down the trees?

    • @ChernobylFamily
      @ChernobylFamily Před 9 dny

      Yes, but only theoretically. To live there in common meaning is not possible, only as in a shift town for staff with sealed windows, pressurized buildings, severe counter-contamination measures as it was up to 2000 where a lot of people worked there. As a museum exhibit... there was a plan to restore or at least reinforce some structures; we actively participated in it in 2021, but due to invasion all that became impossible. Speaking about trees, it appeared that in many cases they act as natural shields against wind, rain and snow, so their presense actually prolongs lifetime of structures. (Edits - sorry - bad internet connection.)

  • @eddi5190
    @eddi5190 Před 10 dny

    prypiat is very strange, but beautiful in the same way...its a city frozen in time

  • @Davebee
    @Davebee Před 10 dny

    6 people in view when it was flourishing 😆

    • @ChernobylFamily
      @ChernobylFamily Před 7 dny

      Well, it was not a crowded place. But, during local festivals its center was a very busy place.

  • @OldCanadianguy953
    @OldCanadianguy953 Před 11 dny

    Chernobyl NPP remains the ultimate monument to Soviet communism.

  • @raymondleggs5508
    @raymondleggs5508 Před 11 dny

    Looks like it was designed decades before it was made, a lot of soviet electronics and appliances look older than their age.

    • @ChernobylFamily
      @ChernobylFamily Před 11 dny

      Not really. Before things looked very different, google, e.g. "ДП-5В". This was more a hurry up product. I cannot say this in particular is bad in functionality - it just needed more manufacturer's love.

  • @raymondleggs5508
    @raymondleggs5508 Před 11 dny

    400V from such a tiny transformer? Interesting little device with a paranoia inducing purpose

  • @q64qw65
    @q64qw65 Před 11 dny

    ай молоцца... об сра л советское... плохой ты человек

    • @KillyKira
      @KillyKira Před 8 dny

      ЗАТО КАКОЕ МОРОЖЕНОЕ ВКУСНОЕ БЫЛО ТО!!!! АААА!!! ВКУСНА!!!!!! правду чел сказал, всё по фактам, это мусор, и он действительно молодец. в отличии от совето@бов

  • @Rammstein_Du_hast
    @Rammstein_Du_hast Před 11 dny

    I'm sure that this thing is used one, not new...

  • @thegrindfather
    @thegrindfather Před 11 dny

    computer? well....

    • @ChernobylFamily
      @ChernobylFamily Před 11 dny

      Well, by all means it is. Just heavily specialized.