On 11/06/2015 07:53 AM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Comment about list: The Atari (anything) is more historic than the PDP 8 clone, as this is a microcomputer exhibit. To that end, I'd also avoid any AT&T machines except the 6300. The UNIX PCs are workstations not micros. Xerox 860 is not really a historic micro. It was more of a business machine used often for terminal emulation, etc in an office environment. If you narrow the scope to home/small business micros that will help narrow the list.
Good point on the Xerox, Not sure I understand the AT&T comment, did you mean the 7300? I think the PDP-8 is a good example of the DIY mentality though taken to the extreme. The Apple, Atari, Commodore were the big 3 in the home market in the late 70, early 80's. And while I never saw an Apple in K-Mart during that time, I did see the Atari, Commodore and Timex Sinclair 1000. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies