Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login
PDP-1 Spotting – The Amherst Mystery (masswerk.at)
61 points by masswerk on March 4, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



Although I'm very interested in this computer story, I must admit that at first I thought this referred to a poltergeist story I heard about as a youth [1].

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Amherst_Mystery


I didn't know this, the title had just the right tune to it. – But it's a delightful pun, anyway, since these photos seem to haunt me like some poltergeist activity within computer history.


This is absolutely delightful. What a great hobby - tracking the historic locations of different PDP minicomputers through analyzing archive photos.




Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: