[vcf-midatlantic] PDP 11 on eBay just closed

[Dave McGuire]

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

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA