14 Sep
2012
14 Sep
'12
7:38 p.m.
On 09/14/2012 10:20 PM, ben wrote:
On 9/14/2012 7:40 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:
Well in PDP country and MIT flea and anywhere within 30+ miles of "The
greater Maynard area"
they tend to be far more common. And up till about 10 years ago they
were common in the
dumpsters as most people had more than they needed or wanted. Even I
started refusing them
as I maxed out on Qbus 11s.
The second epicenter of PDP-whatevers was the research centers and
universities who
sadly have dumped theirs at least before the last decade. but up to that
point they
were like house flies.
Now we have "collectors" that have not a clue what they are driving the
prices up.
Allison
Heh. If you listen to this crowd, PDP-11s and
ASR33s can be found in
any dumpster or on any street corner anytime, and nobody should ever pay
more than a dollar or two for one. ;)
I put more faith in this quote.
" I'm sure that in 1985, plutonium is available in every corner
drugstore, but in 1955, it's a little hard to come by. "
-Dave