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From Telegrams to the iPhone: Rio's Hidden Telephony Museum

On a trip to Rio de Janeiro, my wife surprised me with a visit to a hidden gem: the Museu das Comunicações e Humanidades (Musehum). Housed in a historic former telephone hub, this incredible space packs over 160 years of telecommunications history into a beautifully curated exhibition.

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u/Alive-Orange9983 — 3 days ago

▲ 6 r/DOS

Once the king of CGA Monitors, this vintage IBM 5153 arrived as a wreck—scuffed, almost screw-less, and rickety. We will strip the unit to its chassis for a structural overhaul, a full respray, and badge restoration. After disturbing decades of soot and fragile internals to save the exterior, one question remains: Did we revive a legend, or just make a very expensive paperweight?

u/Alive-Orange9983 — 28 days ago