Here are some more items we've been stuck on:
Vented Panel:
This "vented panel". It appears both in Ops as well as throughout the corridor and
I suspect it also relates to another large unidentified mainframe computer found in Ops, detailed below...
The image of the vented panel is a composite spliced together from a split-second shot in Operations. It is the best image I have of this panel:
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It's dimensions should be around
20 in x 40 in (roughly)
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Ops Mainframe:
Some background research - On the Anthology set there was a bonus clip called "Building Hadley's Hope" where set dresser Crispin Sallis was interviewed. He mentioned that a nearby British Airways terminal was in the process of upgrading their BOADICEA system, specifically their "ticketing computers". A scrapper had purchased the old units from the terminal for their precious metals like gold and such. The set dressers then got to take what was left of them "for a pittance". He motions with his hands about how big they were, and states that once they removed "the covers", they were "just mind-boggling" to look at. With this info, I believe I've pinpointed which items he is referring to:
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Ops Mini Mainframes Render Compilation.jpg [ 1.13 MiB | Viewed 4422 times ]
They are marked with decals that say "C2" to "C8". I believe they are two stacked on top of each other, like the 3D render I've made. They're waist-height on Sigourney Weaver (who is 5'11). I think the above "vented panel"
may be the cover that was removed from the one side.
I even contacted British Airways and asked them if they had any records from the mid 80's that mentioned this upgrade to their ticketing computers (hoping they'd have computer equipment models) and they sounded very interested to help me and informed me that my request had been forwarded to their "historical department". I never heard back from them.
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