cctalk Digest, Vol 2, Issue 13

From: ben franchuk <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: Mon Oct 13 18:23:31 2003

Eric Smith wrote:
> Tony wrote:
>>A _REAL_ Retroist(tm) has a VAX 11/7x0 in the bedroom :-)
> Um, no, a PDP-10. Who wants those newfangled VAX things? If
> it doesn't have 36 bits, you're not playing with a full DEC.

  You must have a BIG bedroom then. :)
Note I would not mind playing with a modern FPGA version of the
10 providing about a 200% speed increase, and still have the
Classic computer look and still be REPAIRABLE 40 years from now.
What I don't like is the feel of the software emulators.
Ben.
Received on Mon Oct 13 2003 - 18:23:31 BST