Part of what makes them desirable is
that they are now over 40 years old and when found, usually complete
enough to run and quite portable.
Portable, yes. But also quite useless. You can
add peripherals to the
Is any classic computer 'useful' _as a computer_ now? Even I realise that
a modern PC will beat the heck out of just about any classic manchine...
But they have other uses. It is interesting to me to analyse how they
work, to look at signals on a 'scope or logic analyers, to toggle in
programs on front panel swithces, and so on. I suspect that could be done
on an 8/L
-tony