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- From: lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner)
- Subject: Re: What about a pdp-8? (was: value of a pdp-11,va)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.044826.14834@news.columbia.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 04:48:26 GMT
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- I am cross-posting this to alt.sys.pdp8 so you can get answers.
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- cjl
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- In article <1992Nov16.152944.28565@searchtech.com> johnb@searchtech.com (John Baldwin) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov11.172715.6490@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- > aduell@nyx.cs.du.edu (Tony Duell) writes:
- >
- >>Actually, the 11/45 has the purple front panel - similar to the 11/70's
- >>panel, except for 4 fewer address switches/lights, no 16/18/22 bit
- >>indicators, and a re-arrangement of the status lights.
- >> Far from being only suitable as a anchor, the 11/45 was actually faster
- >>than the 11/70 on some operationds, and equal speed on the others
- >>(assuming bipolar memory on the 45).
- >
- >
- > Great! Some PDP-11 owners still out there.
- >
- > Okay, I have a similar question. My new employer is trying to get
- > rid of a PDP-8. So far, they haven't set a price; they haven't even
- > decided whether to open up for bids or how they want to handle it.
- > To them, its just junk. I don't think it runs. What's it worth?
- >
- > PS: Anybody know much about restoring such a beast to operational
- > condition? :-)
- >
- >
- >--
- >John Baldwin johnb@searchtech.com
- >Micromeritics, Inc. uupsi!srchtec!johnb
- >One Micromeritics Drive johnb@srchtec.uucp
- >Norcross, Georgia 30093-1877 USA voice: 1-(404)-662-3601
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