The original article on restoration vs simulation
(http://www.hpl.hp.com/hpjournal/dtj/vol8num3/vol8num3art2.pdf) still
provides good insights into what's achievable by restoring old systems
vs simulating them. Co-author Max Burnet's collection of working DEC
gear provides a far better aural, and tactile recreation of using old
DEC systems than SimH. Unfortunately, it's a lot more difficult to access.
The Living Computer Museum in Seattle has many working systems (PDP-7,
KI/KL/KS-10, VAX 785, Sigma 9) and is renovating more. The Computer
History Museum in Menlo Park has some working exhibits (PDP-1, IBM 1401,
IBM RAMAC) too. There are quite a few working minicomputers and
microcomputers in private hands as well.
/Bob Supnik
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