Rescuing Two PDP-11 Systems from a Former British Telecom Shelter in London
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Sat out too long. The crust has gone leathery.
Summary
The article discusses the rescue of two PDP-11 systems from a former big British Telecom underground shelter in central London. There are mentions of plans to put the location back to public use after many years, with a request for pictures of the Qbus systems' configuration and installed boards.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledThumbs up you are able to do this !
It would be cool if you post some pictures here about the config / installed boards of the Qbus systems
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