And you can play with them, if only via emulation, thanks to simh.
I'm not sure I'd want the power bill of a real DECsystem 10 or 20, but I can run one emulated on my laptop.
I'll save the power bill for http://www.lamarowen.net/pgallery/photo?photo%5fid=3034
To the OP, you can run the code via simh to test, but your hardware is going to be mighty picky about things. You might be able to find the tools you need for hobby use on simh, but not sure of licensing issues on some of that stuff.
