🚀 go-pugleaf

I was very interested to notice this new newsgroup.  I have long been
interested in obtaining a small PDP-8 system as a collector item,
to restore and get operational.  I think lots of the machines are still
floating around (???)

Questions:

Is anyone else doing this, as just a hobby (not maintaining one for
business use)?

How available is software that I would not have to pay DEC for?  Much PD
available?  For obsolete hardware, it would almost make sense for DEC to
give the stuff away.  

Any problem maintaining these systems?  I am very good at electronics,
so I can handle anything I can get parts for.  But, are there many
custom parts that are difficult to obtain?  (particularly mechanical
parts)  DEC still support?  (Reasonably)  

Any idea what used systems are costing?  I an talking about the real
PDP-8's, not the Rainbows.

Thanks for any comments.
Charles B. Owen


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