The short version
Vintage magnetic electronics-building kit; an admired modular-design rabbit hole, now second-hand.
From the HackerLinks archive
Lectron
Vintage magnetic electronics-building kit; an admired modular-design rabbit hole, now second-hand.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-10-02
Last seen:2026-10-02
Times seen:1
Website:de.wikipedia.org
Why it caught our attention
A commenter explicitly likes the named physical system and points readers toward surviving kits.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-10-02
“I also like this LECTRON-system by Gregor Greger from 1965.”
frnz · recommendation
Direct HN comment
Before pixels: Modular industrial dashboards