23 Nov
2015
23 Nov
'15
3:11 p.m.
On 11/23/2015 03:02 PM, Systems Glitch via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
For an 11/23, not so much. :-)
Even a more capable QBus system like the 11/73 doesn't approach $10K -- and you usually get some sort of storage in the chassis, too!
One could draw the same comparison to lights-and-switches S100 systems vs turnkey boxes. Several kilobux for any big-name front panel machine, several hundred dollars for a (non-Altair, non-IMSAI, non-NorthStar) S100 box with no programmer's front panel.
The 11/35 is one of the oldest models, and one of the rarest. The front panel helps, sure, but there were a LOT more 11/23s and 11/73s sold than 11/35s. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA