When I was a teenager, many moons ago, I used to watch an amazing TV show in the UK called "The secret life of Machines", where a rather eccentric but likeable young guy would take things apart to show you how they worked.
The guy's name is Tim Hunkin, and this show was originally aired on Channel 4 (UK) between 1988 and 1993. I recall that my Dad sent off for the Heath Robinson-esque, illustrated fact sheet for me! Joy! (Where is it now? :-()
I hope you enjoy these as thoroughly as I did... and still DO!
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To get you started, here is "The secret life of machines - the word processor":
# SCENE 1: He appears to be typing on a Model M... can anyone clarify? It's the right era.
[video=youtube;nN9wNvEnn-Q]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN9wNvEnn-Q[/video]
The site:
http://www.secretlifeofmachines.com/the_tv_series.shtmlNow, what you really want... the VIDEOS:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ukorganist/videos?query=secret+life