6 Jul
2005
6 Jul
'05
5:33 a.m.
--- Vintage Computer Festival <vcf at siconic.com> wrote:
For some reason, people tend to pay more attention
to DEC stuff. And I
think the size issue, as you explained, is probably
the key reason why.
Size is probably a big issue, but DEC made some big
machines and IBM made some small ones, and the DEC
boxes still seem to get more attention from
collectors. I think that the relative availability of
DEC hardware, software, and documentation simply makes
the DEC machines more practical if one's interest is
in restoring and running them. That would explain
the 8's and 11's anyway. It's frustrating how little
of the older non-DEC minicomputer material seems to be
available.
--Bill