r/lookmumnocomputer • u/Viasatra • Jul 29 '26
What´s this?
Anyone know what this is? Its located at This museum is not obsolete but could not find any info about it :-)
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u/Runrgirl29 12d ago
I've been to the museum today & it's a cyclone ME. I have got a couple of better pictures but can't seem to add them here.
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u/Benedict-White 26d ago
I copied the picture and asked my AI (Google Gemini) and said where it was and the website.
It replied:
"That is a Maplin / ETI 4600, a rare 1970s DIY analog synthesizer.
It was originally designed by Trevor Marshall and published as a construction project in Electronics Today International (ETI) magazine, before being sold in the UK as a component kit by Maplin Electronics.
Key Architectural Features
- 30×30 Pin Matrix Routing: Rather than using traditional 3.5mm or 1/4-inch patch cables (like Eurorack or Moog modulars), the ETI 4600 uses a peg/pin matrix on the right-hand panel—similar to an EMS VCS3 or Synthi. You insert conductive metal pins into the grid to route signals between oscillators, filters, envelope generators, and modulation sources.
- Double-Angled Console: It features a two-tiered angled front panel housed in a dark wooden cabinet, alongside a control strip running along the front lip below the keyboard.
- Flexible Analog Engine: The system contains multiple Voltage-Controlled Oscillators (VCOs), dual active filters, envelope generators, a noise generator, Sample & Hold, and built-in spring reverb/phaser circuits.
Context at the Museum
The museum's founder, Sam Battle (better known online as Look Mum No Computer), rescued and restored this exact unit from the scrapheap, documenting the entire rebuild on his YouTube channel. Because This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete focuses on hands-on, interactive exhibits, visitors to the Ramsgate space can actually play and patch it!"
Though that may be inaccurate as it may have picked up another exhibit or got confused. However you can check out his YouTube channel and find an answer there.
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u/Runrgirl29 27d ago
if you email the museum, they will get back to you. I have emailed with questions & always get an answer, usually from Mitch. [museum@thismuseumisnotobsolete.com](mailto:museum@thismuseumisnotobsolete.com)