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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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