Anything can be hacked but most hackers start with small cheap gadgets and work their way up. This is probably not a good machine to start a hacking career with.

OTOH if you don't hack it then you get screwed everytime a plug comes loose.

You could hack it by degrees, adding functionality as you need it.

First question is, does it program exclusively through the front panel or does it have a data port or does it have a floppy drive/ magnetic tape reader?

Great looking machine though

Robin