I ever wanted to get one VAX/11 730 like one that we had in my old Computing Courses school and, related with it, a couple of PDP systems, compounding all of them a little network. My hope was that these machines some day could be only trash stuff and this could be the way to get one. In the actual day I only have one PDP-11/23 PLUS that works but only has 256 Kb. of memory, and a diverse stuff that can be connected to it but needs some more additional stuff like a rack support, some boards and cables. Almost everything I need mustbe purchased. A few months ago this appears to be cheap and quick, but not now. And some items destinated to enhance the machine appears very far and expensive, like one expansion memory of 4 megabytes, or one good SCSI board. Of course, I try to don't think anymore in obtain one VAX/11 in any way, or one PDP/11 70 or 44. Even one that I could obtain in UK was cancelled because any transport agency wanted to transport it to my country. And my city even have one regular ferry line with the UK every week !! (this was bad luck, I recognize). In this context, one cause or another can do that one machine like one PDP-11/70 grows in its value until incredible limits. In fact, I check the eBay bidders many times and I see a lot of auctions are bidded and even winned by people with very few (or 0) feedback. Computer collectors matures ? I don't think so. Greetings Sergio