I Built a PDP-11 Into an IKEA Desk!

The Bomem DA3 FTIR spectrometer is a really cool machine, but what makes it even cooler is that the control computer for it is a PDP-11/73 with High Performance Vector Processor. Now, I’m unfortunately missing the original desk that computer would have been built into, so, let’s see if we can stuff it into a desk from IKEA! If you want to support the channel please hop over to Patreon:   / usagielectric   Join us on Twitch Friday nights at 2130 CST:   / usagielectric   Also, we now have some epic shirts for sale! https://my-store-11554688.creator-spr... Come join us on Discord! Discord:   / discord   Thanks for watching! Chapters 0:00 All of this junk needs to go in this hole 0:30 The game plan 3:20 Building the computer into a shell that fits in the opening 10:07 Doing a smoke test of the power supply wiring (CM) 12:16 Finalizing the build 17:51 Taking it for a test drive 21:09 Bunny!