To be a kid again... Edusystem 50?

[dvcorbin at optonline.net]

> I was feeling nostalgic recently and would like to figure out some 
> way of recreating my introduction to computing in 7th grade (an 
> ASR-33 with acoustic coupler, timeshared to a PDP-8 at the nearest 
> university 60 mi. away, running Edusystem 50). The good old 
> days... when a large hard drive was 256Kw and functional programs 
> could be run in 8K of core!


SAME here...except the PDP was in the building, and we were running full TSS/8 [1972]

> I have a TTY basket case which is "very restorable" :) but don't 
> have the time or space to keep a real PDP-8 up and running. Is 
> there a decent program I can run on a PC? Or should I invest in an 
> SBC6120? A front panel with blinkenlights would be neat but not 
> essential to the TTY "experience".
> 

I have an SBC6120 and a PDP-8 up an running. If you cant get (or in your case dont have room) I strongly recommend theSBC6120 over an emulator.

Even though I have both, A lot of the "switch banging" I do on the SBC....hey if a paddle breaks, they are easier to repair!