9 Jan
2022
9 Jan
'22
2:56 a.m.
This:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/275084268137
...
Anyway I fully expect it to go ... for a _lot_ more than the opening price.
Much to my surprise, it didn't sell at all (although a number of other lots,
likely from this machine, did.)
I'm rather puzzled that an -11/70 will sell for north of $10K, while a /780
can't fetch $5K. I can only guess that PDP-11'S are seen as more important in
the collector world (even though the BSD work, which had such a huge impact on
UNIX, which has now - in the form of Linux - taken over the world, was
centered on the VAX).
Noel
9 Jan
9 Jan
6:17 a.m.
I'm rather puzzled that an -11/70 will sell for
north of $10K, while a /780
can't fetch $5K. I can only guess that PDP-11'S are seen as more important in
the collector world (even though the BSD work, which had such a huge impact on
UNIX, which has now - in the form of Linux - taken over the world, was
centered on the VAX).
Noel, maybethis is also related to the bare size of an 11/780 (any peripherals excluded)
compared to a 11/70 which can be handled a bit easier when it comes to moving and storing
it somewhere. And then we had these recent discussions about powering an 11/780 for those
who would actually like to do something with it rather than just storing it. I think that
an 11/70 is more convenient in practical terms for a lot of enthousiasts out there.
Cheers,
Piere
8:38 a.m.
On 1/9/22 8:17 AM, P Gebhardt via cctalk wrote:
Right, you can run an 11/70 from a regular wall socket, but
the /780 needs 3-phase, and consumes a LOT more power.? I
think you could squeeze a usable 11/70 into a single rack
with modern peripherals, but No WAY for a /780.? But, yes,
I'm also surprised it didn't sell.
Jon
I'm rather
puzzled that an -11/70 will sell for north of $10K, while a /780
can't fetch $5K. I can only guess that PDP-11'S are seen as more important in
the collector world (even though the BSD work, which had such a huge impact on
UNIX, which has now - in the form of Linux - taken over the world, was
centered on the VAX).
Noel, maybethis is also related to the bare size of an
11/780 (any peripherals excluded) 
10:05 a.m.
On Sun, Jan 9, 2022 at 2:56 AM Noel Chiappa via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
As others have mentioned, power is one concern, but my guess is this:
No blinkenlights. It's not exciting looking. This tracks for PDP-11s (and
8's!) as well. No one pays big money for 11/04, 11/34, 11/44 or LSI-11
systems (though prices are creeping up like everything else) but 11/05,
11/40, 11/70, etc. sell for huge amounts every time. There's an 11/70
front panel at over $500 on eBay right now with two days left, it'll
probably sell for $2500.
- Josh
This:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/275084268137
...
Anyway I fully expect it to go ... for a _lot_ more than the opening
price.
Much to my surprise, it didn't sell at all (although a number of other
lots,
likely from this machine, did.)
I'm rather puzzled that an -11/70 will sell for north of $10K, while a /780
can't fetch $5K. I can only guess that PDP-11'S are seen as more important
in
the collector world (even though the BSD work, which had such a huge
impact on
UNIX, which has now - in the form of Linux - taken over the world, was
centered on the VAX).
Noel
11 Jan
11 Jan
4:52 p.m.
On Sun, Jan 9, 2022 at 10:05 AM Josh Dersch via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
No blinkenlights. It's not exciting looking. This tracks for PDP-11s (and
8's!) as well. No one pays big money for 11/04, 11/34, 11/44 or LSI-11
systems (though prices are creeping up like everything else) but 11/05,
11/40, 11/70, etc. sell for huge amounts every time. There's an 11/70
front panel at over $500 on eBay right now with two days left, it'll
probably sell for $2500.
Not even close. Only sold for $1800 :)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185225084454
22 Jan
22 Jan
1:18 p.m.
On Tue, Jan 11, 2022, 4:52 PM Glen Slick <glen.slick at gmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, Jan 9, 2022 at 10:05 AM Josh Dersch via
cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Another DECDataSystem 570 version front panel just sold for $1850
https://www.ebay.com/itm/265512455331
Blinkenlights always makes a huge difference.
No blinkenlights. It's not exciting looking. This tracks for PDP-11s
(and
8's!) as well. No one pays big money for
11/04, 11/34, 11/44 or LSI-11
systems (though prices are creeping up like everything else) but 11/05,
11/40, 11/70, etc. sell for huge amounts every time. There's an 11/70
front panel at over $500 on eBay right now with two days left, it'll
probably sell for $2500.
Not even close. Only sold for $1800 :)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185225084454 
3:57 p.m.
Another DECDataSystem 570 version front panel just
sold for $1850
https://www.ebay.com/itm/265512455331
Hm. Time to sell this old 8/I front panel. It's one of those things I
have had for 30+ years and really don't need...
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