PDP model line / rarity?

From: Julian Richardson <JRichardson_at_softwright.co.uk>
Date: Mon Jun 15 08:03:08 1998

>> The 8's are also pretty common. I believe they're one of the most
>> common mini's ever built along with the 11.

hmm. My university had a 7 which as far as I know was never used - it
just sat there as a conversational point in one of the physics labs. I
probably could have taken it, but just don't have the room for it (nor
the knowledge to keep it running, and I don't have the time these days
to learn about any new machines sadly!)

Don't think I've ever seen any other PDP's aside from that 7 - either
running or non-running.

>>> Sorry for the dumb question - I grew up with classic 8-bit micros and
>>> 32-bit Unix machines - shame I missed out on some of the big old boxes,
>>> they sound like fun (if a bit impractical from a storage point of view!!
>>> :)
>>
>> They were a LOT more fun than your average WINTEL box.

hey, wintel machines are great fun - at least in the sense that they're
amusing due to the terrible hardware and software that's a complete joke
:)

Jules
Received on Mon Jun 15 1998 - 08:03:08 BST