[GreenKeys] Teletype machine values...

[Christian Gauger-Cosgrove]

As has been said that's a PDP-8/f not a PDP-8/L. And screw the Model
33 ASR, the PDP-8 is where the real value is at.

First, it's an OMNIBUS model of 8, so that makes the price go upwards.
Next it has a TU56 DECtape drive, which makes it instantly popular
since you get a "disk" drive (DECtape acts like a slow disk drive), so
that's an even large price. And finally... it's in one of the "weird"
colour schemes, not the standard orange/yellow, with a blinkenlights
panel (not the turnkey OEM panels) so that also ups the value.

Plus, you get a VT-5x (can't tell if it's a 50 or a 52) and a 33ASR.
And a full manual and papertape software set.


Once fixed up, that machine makes a perfect -- and I mean *PERFECT* --
functional, usable classic minicomputer system. (All you need is OS/8
on a DECtape and a copy of BASIC, SPACWR.BA and CHESS.SV and you can
show off to all the classic computing hobbyists.)


Cheers,
Christian






P.S. I wish I have a few thousand dollars laying around...



On 23 September 2012 19:34, David Burns <dvdbrns at rcn.com> wrote:
> eBay Bid $1425 or more for an ASR33 and get a free PDP-8L into the
> bargain...
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEC-Digital-PDP-Industrial-8-Minicomputer-Manuals-Boards-Teletype-Decscope-LOT-/200822262265?pt=US_Vintage_Computers_Mainframes&hash=item2ec1f089f9
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