Here's what I'm currently working on restoring for the System Source Computer Museum:
Yes, this is an IBM System/360 Model 20 from the mid 1960s.
This machine's journey started with some friends drinking in a pub in the UK while browsing eBay. They came upon an ad for some computer equipment in a building due for renovation in Nuremberg, Germany, and decided to put in a bid. If this already sounds like a recipe for disaster, well, I'd agree.
I really can't do justice to the effort they put into the recovery. It's best if you read it in their own words here: https://www.ibm360.co.uk/
To make a long story short (and you really should go read their blog), it's on long-term loan to our museum for restoration.
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