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365 Hidden In A University Closet Was An Important Relic Experts Thought Was Lost Forever

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SlashGear · 01/21/2026 15:15 EDT

Hidden In A University Closet Was An Important Relic Experts Thought Was Lost Forever

A chance discovery in a university storage space revealed a long-lost artifact with major implications for the history of modern computing.

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