Some boards like this were assembled with the help of CNC wire wrap equipment. I don't think they were fully automated - more like the computer positioned the

Some boards like this were assembled with the help of CNC wire wrap equipment. I don't think they were fully automated - more like the computer positioned the tools for the operator. On a board with thousands of wires, this eliminated some operator error (he didn't have to follow a list of connections on a sheet of paper anymore.)