DEC PDP-9
A PDP-9 in the Parkes observatory is used to calculate the position of the Apollo spacecraft in the sky.
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The sleepy Australian town of Parkes is thrown into the limelight when its radio telescope is earmarked to receive the television pictures of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
A PDP-9 in the Parkes observatory is used to calculate the position of the Apollo spacecraft in the sky.