I have a VAX 3520 ("Firefox") processor board. I have no enclosure for it - it
is based on the "M-bus", which just isn't all that commonly seen since it
was only used for the 3520 and 3540. But I bought it on ePay just because "It Was
There".
I'm such a geek.
Oh, and I keep watching for an enclosure, a backplane... something to plug it into.
I'd just love to see the boot prompt.
I'm such a geek. Cheers -- Ian
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From: cctalk-bounces at
classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at
classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
David Griffith [dgriffi at
cs.csubak.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 7:05 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: PDP-8/e and terminals in West Sussex, UK
On Wed, 5 Nov 2008, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Tony Duell wrote:
What do people consider to be the 'holy
grails' of classic computer
collecting?
Do people collect CPUs that no longer have peripherals or are bereft
of any sort of software?
If so, what is done with them, other than to use them as doorstops?
Maybe that's the thought process that leads to things like the VAX wet
bar.
--
David Griffith
dgriffi at
cs.csubak.edu
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