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    Obsolescence

    obsolescence.dev · Personal blog · on HN since 2024

    Obsolescence Guaranteed makes replicas of classic DEC computers, such as the PiDP-10 and PiDP-11, and documents Arpanet and PDP-1 history.

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    What HN says

    HN commenters recommend its Raspberry Pi-based PDP replica kits, with working switches and LEDs, and note FPGA options for the PDP-11.

    Stats for nerds
    15HN people shared it
    16linked in comments
    250story points
    Jun 2026last shared
    2024people per year2026

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      PiDP-10 – a modern replica of the PDP-10
      3 people · 123 points · first shared 2024 · 39 comments on HN
    2. 2
      Classic Computer Replicas
      1 person · 82 points · first shared 2025 · 28 comments on HN
    3. 3
      A 2025 manual to the DEC PDP-1
      1 person · 20 points · first shared 2025 · Discussion on HN
    4. 4
      Arpanet Reconstruction Project
      4 people · 11 points · first shared 2024 · 1 comments on HN
    5. 5
      The Early Days: The History of Interactive Computing
      1 person · 4 points · first shared 2026 · Discussion on HN
    6. 6
      Exploring PDP-1 Lisp (1960)
      1 person · 3 points · first shared 2026 · 1 comments on HN
    7. 7
      PDP-11 Replica: The PiDP-11
      3 people · 2 points · first shared 2025 · Discussion on HN
    8. 8
      The Arpanet Reconstruction Project
      1 person · 2 points · first shared 2026 · Discussion on HN
    9. 9
      The Its Reconstruction Project
      1 person · 1 points · first shared 2024 · Discussion on HN
    10. 10
      Building Instructions
      1 person · 1 points · first shared 2025 · Discussion on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • skilledJun 2024

      See also,

      https://obsolescence.wixsite.com/obsolescence/pidp10

      Relevant links,

      PIDP-10 SYSTEMS USER’S GUIDE

      https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fobsolescence.dev%2Fpidp10-sw%2Fmanual.docx

      (direct download: https://obsolescence.dev/pidp10-sw/manual.docx)

      PiDP-10 system software package (https://github.com/obsolescence/pidp10)

    • JKCalhounJun 2026

      Obsolescence Guaranteed makes a PDP-11 replica [1]. At the heart is a Raspberry Pi running emulation software. All switches, LEDs are physical—all wrapped up in a clever case that looks like the original.

      I have bought a couple of their kits and can vouch for the quality of them.

      [1] https://obsolescence.dev/pdp11.html

    • anonymousiamApr 2025

      I've got a PiDP-11 from the same group. It's a faithful replica, and it brings back memories from 50 years ago.

      https://obsolescence.dev

    • claudexApr 2025

      It depends, for the PDP-11, you can plug a FPGA https://obsolescence.dev/pdp11.html

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