Re: 11/70 - original or 570 model more desirable?

2019-01-31 Thread Bill Degnan via cctech
> > > > > > > Random question: > > Would you have bought this one if it were maroon instead of blue? > > > > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/DEC-PDP-11-70-Datasystem-570-/113553953503?nordt=true_cvip=true > > > As-is for $10K seems a little bit steep for a starting bid. But I haven't > tried to buy an

Re: 11/70 - original or 570 model more desirable?

2019-01-31 Thread Bill Degnan via cctech
On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 12:57 PM Glen Slick via cctech < cctech@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 7:49 PM Bill Degnan via cctech > wrote: > > > > Random question > > would you prefer having, if you had to pick only one, the original PDP > > 11/70 or the newer "blue cabinets" PDP

Re: 11/70 - original or 570 model more desirable?

2019-01-31 Thread Glen Slick via cctech
On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 7:49 PM Bill Degnan via cctech wrote: > > Random question > would you prefer having, if you had to pick only one, the original PDP > 11/70 or the newer "blue cabinets" PDP 11/70, assuming both were complete > configurations with racks of storage etc as they would have been

Re: 11/70 - original or 570 model more desirable?

2019-01-31 Thread allison via cctech
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 9:49 PM Bill Degnan via cctech < > cctech@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> Random question >> would you prefer having, if you had to pick only one, the original PDP >> 11/70 or the newer "blue cabinets" PDP 11/70, assuming both were complete >> configurations with racks of

Re: 11/70 - original or 570 model more desirable?

2019-01-31 Thread Pontus Pihlgren via cctech
On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 10:49:12PM -0500, Bill Degnan via cctech wrote: > Random question > would you prefer having, if you had to pick only one, the original PDP > 11/70 or the newer "blue cabinets" PDP 11/70, assuming both were complete > configurations with racks of storage etc as they would

Re: 11/70 - original or 570 model more desirable?

2019-01-30 Thread Nigel Williams via cctech
On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 2:49 PM Bill Degnan via cctech < cctech@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Random question > would you prefer having, if you had to pick only one, the original PDP > 11/70 or the newer "blue cabinets" PDP 11/70, ... > I think the decdatasystem 570 is pretty, but coloured like an

Re: 11/70 - original or 570 model more desirable?

2019-01-30 Thread Paul Anderson via cctech
H960 Paul On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 9:49 PM Bill Degnan via cctech < cctech@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Random question > would you prefer having, if you had to pick only one, the original PDP > 11/70 or the newer "blue cabinets" PDP 11/70, assuming both were complete > configurations with racks of

11/70 - original or 570 model more desirable?

2019-01-30 Thread Bill Degnan via cctech
Random question would you prefer having, if you had to pick only one, the original PDP 11/70 or the newer "blue cabinets" PDP 11/70, assuming both were complete configurations with racks of storage etc as they would have been sold, more or less. Assume space and power are not issues, consider