PDP-11 price guides

On Sunday 18 April 2004 20:12, R. D. Davis wrote: Because there are some people willing to pay money for machines. Nearly every machine I'd stick the "really cool" label on, I paid for. Some things are hard to find, and even harder to get anyone to give up. UNIBUS '11s are a good example. And, I'd disagree that these things don't have any value. The have value, if not for any better reason than for insurance purposes. Also, saying they aren't worth any more than it costs to transport them hurts in the long run. There's people that send this stuff to scrappers because they think it's worthless. If I can keep one more functional machine out of the hands of a scrapper, it's a worthwile thing I've done. As well, in the long run, if more machines are kept in circulation, they'll end up being "worth less" (not worthless), and it'll be easier for people that have some interest to acquire one to play around with. I still haven't ever seen an 11/70 in the flesh and blood. I never saw an 11/780 until my freshman year here when Purdue was trashing one. If I'd have known then what I know now about where things go, I'd have saved that one. I don't care that I don't have it as much as *no one* has it. I'd rather see this stuff get preserved than get far enough down the train to end up in a dumpster or in a scrap yard. Sure, it might be a little more expensive, but it seems worth it to me. Pat -- Purdue University ITAP/RCS --- http://www.itap.purdue.edu/rcs/ The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org