value of classic DEC machines?

We'll if there's a complete working PDP-10 (KL10), with disks, it might have a collector value of 20-30K$US, but you'd have to search carefully to find a rich buyer... Now a PDP-1 would certainly be worth 100KUS$, as might a KA10 or KI10. If all that was needed to cover back-rent was 3-4KUS$, then a couple of PDP-8s or early PDP-11s should do the trick. There are collectors out there like Mr. Allen paying big dollars for not so rare machines...I've even heard of unscrupulous "museum" collectors selling off machines that were donated to so called ~not-for-profit~ organizations. I don't think paying the rent is a bad idea, but selling off donated valuable items for huge personal profit is wrong, unless of course, you paid for or removed the machines, made no misrepresentations, and it's a legitimate business. Still no matter what the source, it would bet better for these machines to find good homes (even in eccentric millionaire's collections) than to end up in the scrap heap or raped for their gold plating. I wonder what item Al K. is looking for that could be worth any good part of 100KUS$, or 3KUS$ ;) Regards, Heinz Wolter Glen Goodwin wrote :