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Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠉⠶⠠⠠⠊⠕⠶⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠥⠝⠁⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠁⠇⠀⠠⠉⠶⠠⠵⠶⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠇⠕⠎⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠚⠥⠍⠏⠀⠶⠼⠑⠀⠥⠎⠑⠉⠲⠶⠀⠀⠀⠚⠍⠏⠀⠭⠀⠠⠽⠀⠀
⠠⠕⠏⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠠⠉⠕⠙⠑⠀⠼⠋⠚⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠛⠗⠁⠍⠀
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⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀⠑⠭⠑⠉⠥⠞⠑⠙⠀
⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠝⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠍⠑⠍⠕⠗⠽⠀⠗⠑⠛⠊⠎⠞⠑⠗⠀⠠⠵⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠁⠇⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠛⠗⠁⠍⠀
⠠⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠇⠕⠎⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠚⠥⠍⠏⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠎⠁⠧⠑⠀
⠠⠏⠗⠕⠛⠗⠁⠍⠀⠠⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀⠶⠼⠑⠀⠥⠎⠑⠉⠲⠶⠀⠀⠀⠚⠎⠏⠀⠭⠀⠠⠽⠀
⠠⠕⠏⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠠⠉⠕⠙⠑⠀⠼⠋⠃⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠛⠗⠁⠍⠀⠠⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠋⠑⠗⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕
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⠞⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠛⠗⠁⠍⠀⠠⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠎
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⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠚⠎⠏⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠛⠗⠁⠍⠀
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⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠑⠭⠑⠉⠥⠞⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠝⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠍⠑⠍⠕⠗⠽⠀
⠗⠑⠛⠊⠎⠞⠑⠗⠀⠠⠵⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠅⠊⠏⠀⠊⠋⠀⠠⠁⠉⠉⠥⠍⠥⠇⠁⠞⠕⠗⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠵⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠀⠶⠼⠁⠚⠀⠥⠎⠑⠉⠲⠶⠀⠀⠀⠎⠁⠙⠀⠭⠀⠠⠽⠀⠀
⠠⠕⠏⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠠⠉⠕⠙⠑⠀⠼⠑⠚⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠶⠠⠵⠶⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠗⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠶⠠⠠⠁⠉⠶⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀
⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠛⠗⠁⠍⠀
⠠⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠭⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠀⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀

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