WTB: Pro380, VAXstation

I agree a 11/73 is far superior to a Pro380/350. And as mentioned in this thread, the Pro 350/380's seem harder to find. I currently own 3 Pro 325/350's and a Pro 380 One I keep running and the others are for backup/spares. I also have an Eletronika-85 which is an exact Russian copy of the Dec Pro-350. The Electronika-85 also has the first Winchester disk ever introduced to a desktop PC in the former Soviet Union/Eastern Block. When I get the time, I'll take some pictures of a side-by-side comparison of the Dec 350 and the Electronica-85. It's really weird. The Electronica was designed to be so compatible with the DEC 350, that the parts were to be interchangeable. They are not, however. There are certain differences. Although my Electronica is complete. it does not however power-on. I have lacked the time to track down the problem, so it sits in storage. The fact that everything is labelled in Cyrillic slow troubleshooting down. I have yet to find anybody in the U.S. who has one or ANY documentation, even in Cyrillic. Anybody!! The trouble with that if you are a newbie is the learning curve. and piecing together a Pdp can get quite expensive. I have been lucky in that I bought a lot of stuff at auctions for next-to-nothing. If you live in a city with a major university nearby, check to see if they have surplus auctions. Industrial liquidators are also good. Many pdp's were used in Computer-controlled-machinery and are sold as essentially scrap. Cheers Tom -- --- Please do not read this sig. If you have read this far, please unread back to the beginning.