11 Jun
2006
11 Jun
'06
8:13 p.m.
Don Y wrote:
*Why* aren't people interested in this sort of
thing?
- lack of interest (i.e. PDP8? what's *that*??)
- lack of collector appeal ("Ah, but it's not a REAL '8!")
- lack of space ("Hand me a shovel; I'm digging a sub-basement")
- lack of CASH (<frown>)
- lack of skills ("Now, *which* end of the iron do I hold??")
- lack of time ("Honey, little Bobby set himself on fire, again.
Can you please put it out?")
I obviously have a good idea what the reasons COULD be.
But, I'm curious as to what they REALLY are!
All of the above. :)
The main reason I did not look closely at the SBC6120
is the fact that I did not realise that you had IDE
drivers to boot a OS. Having used a real PDP-8 and a TTY
I think PDP == PAPER TAPE and don't have both fun items
the TTY or the READER/PUNCH.