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Recently the [Chornobyl Family] got their hands on an ES-4001 control panel for a 1970s-era Soviet mainframe, with the intention to restore it to full working order . Not just because they’re really into cool old Soviet technology, but also because of the connection that this control panel holds to the Chernobyl nuclear accident that was so instrumental to the area in modern times.

The Duga-1 computer room with what’s left of the ES-1060 mainframe. (Credit: Chornobyl Family, YouTube)

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