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Oh, yes.

Someone told me a rumor that Eastern Border was going to have an episode on Soviet cybernetics.

Well, if you end up liking that sort of thing and maybe want to know a little bit more about

computing's past, I have a suggestion.

Why don't you head on over and listen to my show, advent of computing?

It's all about the history of the computer with a special focus on the weird and forgotten

past.

It's impossible to understand the modern day without understanding computing,

and the history of those systems is a little harder to wrap your head around sometimes than you'd assume.

So why not let me help out?

You can find Advent of Computing on any podcast player or at advent of computing.com.

Greetings, comrades, and welcome to the Eastern Border.

In this episode, I want to do something truly special. I say that at the beginning of most every episode, to be honest, but this is something

close to my heart. As a lot of you know, I used to work in the repair center as a service technician.

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