Fw: Estimated Price Of A "Classic" PDP-8?

At the time of the last e-mail I exchanged with David, he was hoping that a restoration was possible. He wasn't sure of the exact extent of the damage, but seemed to think that the power supply, the front panel glass, and the plexiglass covers had taken the worst of of it. Since the minimum restoration effort would require one-off fabrication of the covers and panel glass, this would not be cheap. The process that Bob Armstrong used for the SBC6120 front panel would produce a very nice replacement, though it be plastic. Doing the work as an insurance settlement would probably require that it be contracted to a professional who could provide a quotation. Honestly, I have no knowledge of anyone who works professionally on stuff quite this old! There are apparently a few caches of flip-chips from that era around, though getting a collector to part with some spares could be expensive as well. In any case, that was David's thinking moreso than reaching a cash-for-scrap settlement. --Bill