9 Jan
2022
9 Jan
'22
6:17 a.m.
I'm rather puzzled that an -11/70 will sell for
north of $10K, while a /780
can't fetch $5K. I can only guess that PDP-11'S are seen as more important in
the collector world (even though the BSD work, which had such a huge impact on
UNIX, which has now - in the form of Linux - taken over the world, was
centered on the VAX).
Noel, maybethis is also related to the bare size of an 11/780 (any peripherals excluded)
compared to a 11/70 which can be handled a bit easier when it comes to moving and storing
it somewhere. And then we had these recent discussions about powering an 11/780 for those
who would actually like to do something with it rather than just storing it. I think that
an 11/70 is more convenient in practical terms for a lot of enthousiasts out there.
Cheers,
Piere