Stockholm PDP-10s (was: Kiel PDP-10)

Given that only 23 were ever sold, the odds aren't good.... -- Ian ________________________________________ From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of William Donzelli [wdonzelli at gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:23 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Stockholm PDP-10s (was: Kiel PDP-10) Well, no one is talking anyway. If a PDP-6 is left in this world, it would be in a private collection and hidden from view. Being how legendary a PDP-6 is, it would not be a huge shock to me if one surfaces some day, out of one of these private piles*. That is the thing about mainframe collectors - we tend to be extremely tight lipped. I am a loud-mouth in this respect - most big iron collectors with the *good* *stuff* will never say a word until they gain trust in who is asking. Part of this is right in line with collectors of high end antiques - advertising a collection is an invite for hordes of people trying to pry the goods away, or in extreme cases, theft and destruction. For example, I have recently been thrown into the world of CDC in a pretty big way. Previous to this, I knew of very few collectors and very few remaining machines, Cybers or otherwise. Now, the veil has been pierced, showing a whole underworld of collectors and machines - and some amazing things. But I ain't talkin'. * No, I do not know of a remaining PDP-6. -- Will