PDP-8/e and terminals in West Sussex, UK

Tue Nov 4 13:21:09 CST 2008

From: Antonio Carlini
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 10:15 AM

> paul at frixxon.co.uk wrote:

>> This morning, I've found two PDP-8/M boxes. One of them is populated,
>> and the other one appears to be almost empty (so it's now just a
>> pretty front panel, or a source of switches for repairing the other
>> one).

> Umm. That's not a skip - it's clearly a gold mine!

> I would have thought the two 8/m boxes would pay for that storage unit
> for a further month or two ...

> Keep digging: a PDP-6 would probably pay for a new car :-)

Trust me on this:  It would pay for a lot more than a new car!

Rich Alderson
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