8 Mar
2007
8 Mar
'07
10:10 a.m.
On Mar 8, 2007, at 4:32 AM, Peter Walker wrote:
For the record a PDP 11/04 is on offer at:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Vintage/auction-90878548.htm
I seem to recall that comment on the list has been that these
machines are
fairly easily obtained. And there's the *slight* drawback for
anyone who's
interested that it's pick-up only!
There's a BIG tendency amongst people on this list to insist,
loudly, that something is "not rare" or "easily obtained" because:
- that person obtained one easily, once
- they saw one on eBay, once
- that person simply owns one
- they are, or once were, common where that person lives
Having moved from the Washington DC area down to Florida a few
years ago, I can tell you from frustrating first-hand experience that
the availability of stuff like this is highly geographically-
influenced. Up in DC I even had neighbors who had PDP-11s. Down
here, I'm willing to bet that the vast majority of PDP-11s in Florida
are in my house.
Being absolutely starved for "new to me" PDP-11 equipment for the
past five years since I moved to Florida, I'm about ready to SWIM to
New Zealand to get that 11/04 with all of its glorious RK05 drives.
Or even just the RK05 drives, for that matter!
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL