What to do with an 11/44!

From: Buck Savage <hhacker_at_gte.net>
Date: Sun Nov 1 19:03:18 1998

Actually, the machine is less for my personal use as it is for posterity.
My
goal is the creation of a museum of such computers, so that our posterity
will not soon forget the nature of computers in the 1970's, perhaps into the
60's. I doubt that I shall ever get a chance to obtain machines like the
7090,
1620, and 1401 (all IBM). Nor will I likely obtain ENIAC. Yet, there is
still
time to salvage and restore many mainframes, machines which will never
again be graced with production runs, fresh Hollerith cards, etc. These
first
and second generation electronic digital computers are clearly antiques,
and the processors of our day will soon join them in history. That is what
a museum is all about. Remember, those who forget the past are doomed
to repeat it!

William R. Buckley

-----Original Message-----
From: Mitch Wright <mew_jac_at_swbell.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Sunday, November 01, 1998 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: PDP-11/44 boot prompt


>So what are you personaly going to do with 30' of rip roaring PDP-11/44
>and diskdrives?
>
>--Mitch
>
Received on Sun Nov 01 1998 - 19:03:18 GMT