6 Nov
2015
6 Nov
'15
11:40 a.m.
PDP-8 clone while very unique, isn't historically significant for me. We have a few examples of systems that are truly homemade. That's a very important era which we need to represent. Of these systems, I chose the "Dudley 8" because it's physically small (the other two are in racks). Granted, it clones a minicomputer. The important representation here is to show visitors, "People built the earliest [desktop*] by themselves." * Not looking for a debate about desktop v. micro v. personal, etc. :)