PDP-12 on eBay

True, there are at least two of them locally (unfortunatly/fortunatly, none of them are in my possession, or available). Could it by chance have something to do with the size of the systems, and the avaialability of the Operating Systems and software (and even documentation)? I know that in my case that's the reason for my interest in DEC over IBM. It's more practical to concentrate on DEC. For example, I pretty much always pick up any documentation I can find, I've got probably 5-7 full size bookcases full of DEC documentation (that doesn't include microfiche and electronic format). For IBM, I've got maybe a third of one shelf. For DG, I've got a three-ring binder. Admitadly, I look for DEC doc's, but still even more of it's found me, than I've found of the other stuff. OTOH, the first two pieces of my classic computer collection are IBM, a hand-held card punch (still in almost prefect condition), and a wierd magtape. I've had both for 20-30 years. Zane -- | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator | | healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast | | | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | PDP-10 Emulation and Zane's Computer Museum. | | http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |