--- Huw Davies <Huw.Davies_at_kerberos.davies.net.au> wrote:
> I think I'm trying to collect all of those computers I wanted to buy new
> when I was younger but didn't have the money.
You, too? I think that is a factor for lots of us.
> On the list of things to buy:
>
> PDP-8 (I think I want an original but might take an -8S)
They don't cost more now than they do when they were new (few things
we collect do), but they are closer to the old prices than they used
to be ($15,000 USD and $9,995 USD, respectively). I was offered
$1,500 USD for one of my Straight-8s (Classic-8 or "original") many
years ago (before the .com boom), and it doesn't even have console TTY
interface. I do not know what one would sell for now. I don't really
want to know; it is not for sale.
> PDP-11 (A QBUS version with enough disk to run 2.11BSD)
You'll want a board with a KDJ11 CPU like an 11/53 or 11/73 or newer.
2.11BSD requires a CPU that supports split I&D space, IIRC. The KDF11
(PDP-11/23, Pro350, et al.) does not. 2.9BSD runs on lots more CPUs,
but doesn't support as many disk devices (like MSCP controllers) as
originally shipped.
Recently, I've heard about support for more modern disks for 2.9BSD,
but I haven't played with them myself. My personal experiences are
limited to a real 11/24 and multiple RL02 drives and an emulated -11
of various configurations (under simh 2.4) and a variety of emulated
drives (RL02, RK05, RP03, etc.).
-ethan
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Received on Wed Feb 06 2002 - 21:45:30 GMT