Iconic Soviet cash register gets a new life! OKA-4401 in action.

Greetings from Ukraine! Today's hero is not a computer, but a very iconic Chornobyl computing machine. These cash registers you can still find across the neglected shops in Pripyat in a destroyed condition. This one, however, is up and running, and moreover, as we love – it was never used since it was produced! It was interesting to take a hand on it, as the last time I've seen them in action was in ±1992. Support saving computer history during wartime:   / thechernobylfamily   You get the FULL version of the video (which features a creepy history insight into the last day of Pripyat) and a lot of Computers of Chornobyl content. Buy Us a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/chernobylfamily We will try to make a few typical operations and discuss its historical user cases. What you will find in this episode: 00:00 – Intro 00:33 – OKA cash registers in Pripyat today 01:30 – The machine we found 01:40 – What you will find in the Patreon version 02:01 – They are not really Soviet! 02:53 – Operator's keyboard design 03:41 – Selling practices back then 04:31 – Modifications that existed 05:04 – Subtotal / Order total / Change controls 05:53 – Selling practices back then 06:54 – What if an item was VERY expensive? 07:35 – Cash box and a hidden feature 08:03 – Some currency bills were really rare 08:34 – Let's look INSIDE the machine 10:00 – It's cat time! 10:46 – Typical cashier's operations 10:54 – A simple operation with no change 11:59 – Calculating a customer's change 12:46 – The most complex scenario 14:12 – Outro