What to do with an 11/44!

Actually, the machine is less for my personal use as it is for posterity. My goal is the creation of a museum of such computers, so that our posterity will not soon forget the nature of computers in the 1970's, perhaps into the 60's. I doubt that I shall ever get a chance to obtain machines like the 7090, 1620, and 1401 (all IBM). Nor will I likely obtain ENIAC. Yet, there is still time to salvage and restore many mainframes, machines which will never again be graced with production runs, fresh Hollerith cards, etc. These first and second generation electronic digital computers are clearly antiques, and the processors of our day will soon join them in history. That is what a museum is all about. Remember, those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it! William R. Buckley -----Original Message----- From: Mitch Wright <mew_jac(a)swbell.net> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Date: Sunday, November 01, 1998 3:44 PM Subject: Re: PDP-11/44 boot prompt