erd
Experienced Member
Hello,
I've been collecting vintage computers for over 20 years, starting with a DEC PDP-8/L that I haggled down to $35 and an armload of junk at the Dayton Hamvention. Lacking documentation, it took two years of systematic swapping to identify and replace the bad cards (it's much faster now that I have a special chip tester harness).
My main focuses are (non-PC) DEC hardware, 1970s micros (especially those with 6502 and 1802 processors), and boxes with a 680x0-family processor (Amigas, Classic Macs, NCR Towers, etc.). I also have a collection of Sun hardware, but that's more utilitarian than collectible.
My PDP-8 collection is nearly complete - I require only a VT78 (DECmate in a VT-52), a PDP-8/m and a PDP-8/f to have something from each model. Given the prices that a PDP-8/m fetches on eBay, I don't see that happening anytime soon, but hopefully I can track down a VT78 at some point. I doubt I'll ever have one of every PDP-11.
My latest rescue was a box of MicroVAX 2000 and Qbus workstation parts,
and an empty BA-123 with Lab I/O inserts.
-ethan
I've been collecting vintage computers for over 20 years, starting with a DEC PDP-8/L that I haggled down to $35 and an armload of junk at the Dayton Hamvention. Lacking documentation, it took two years of systematic swapping to identify and replace the bad cards (it's much faster now that I have a special chip tester harness).
My main focuses are (non-PC) DEC hardware, 1970s micros (especially those with 6502 and 1802 processors), and boxes with a 680x0-family processor (Amigas, Classic Macs, NCR Towers, etc.). I also have a collection of Sun hardware, but that's more utilitarian than collectible.
My PDP-8 collection is nearly complete - I require only a VT78 (DECmate in a VT-52), a PDP-8/m and a PDP-8/f to have something from each model. Given the prices that a PDP-8/m fetches on eBay, I don't see that happening anytime soon, but hopefully I can track down a VT78 at some point. I doubt I'll ever have one of every PDP-11.
My latest rescue was a box of MicroVAX 2000 and Qbus workstation parts,
and an empty BA-123 with Lab I/O inserts.
-ethan