11/70 - original or 570 model more desirable?

[Pontus Pihlgren]

On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 10:49:12PM -0500, Bill Degnan via cctech wrote:
> Random question
> would you prefer having, if you had to pick only one, the original PDP
> 11/70 or the newer "blue cabinets" PDP 11/70, assuming both were complete
> configurations with racks of storage etc as they would have been sold, more
> or less.
> 
> Assume space and power are not issues, consider just the machine itself.

Luckily for me the local computer club has both the maroon model in a 
H960 as well as the blue corporate cab model. So while space is a bit 
tight I don't have to consider it :)

I have spent more time with the H960, so I might be biased. But ignoring 
any subjective preference for color I do prefer the H960 simply because 
it is easier to work with, less bulky metal panes to remove in order to 
gain access to the CPU. And it is easier to move arround.

This seems like a very pleasant problem to have, are you facing the 
choice?

/P