Let's hear it for the mechanical engineers of the 80's! Also in the 80's, Star Wars toys used small DC motors with fixed gears that rubbed against rigid pieces

Let's hear it for the mechanical engineers of the 80's! Also in the 80's, Star Wars toys used small DC motors with fixed gears that rubbed against rigid pieces of plastic to make "laser" noises. Let's hear it for mechies in general: servos and solenoids and LEDs replaced the levers and linkages of the past.