How did the old Doctor Who create their opening?

I’m thinking of this one. Specifically, the part I skipped to where it looks like going down a tunnel of time.

How did they create that effect in the mid-1970’s?

Here is a nice link of all the openings, if you are curious.

Oh, I guess it is called slit-scan technology? How does that work exactly?

You could create that effect with video feedback.

In fact it appears that’s exactly what they did, then they went to the slit-scan method.