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   Message 263,845 of 264,096   
   Simon Clubley to Dave Froble   
   Re: [OT] PDP-11 & RA82   
   01 Dec 25 13:21:41   
   
   From: clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP   
      
   On 2025-11-29, Dave Froble  wrote:   
   >   
   > Why would anyone want one of these drives?  It sure isn't for storage   
   capacity.   
   > There are many things from the past, but show me anyone who has any real use   
   for   
   > them.  I mean, I do not collect wheels, covered wagons, model T Fords, and   
   > certainly not an RA82 drive.   
   >   
      
   Because some people care about how we got to where we are today.   
      
   Around Europe, there are carefully preserved and some maintained   
   historical train locomotives that are many decades old. Some are   
   over a century old.   
      
   Simon.   
      
   --   
   Simon Clubley, clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP   
   Walking destinations on a map are further away than they appear.   
      
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