You'd be surprised. PDP-11s and emulated VAXen are not for hobbyists. They're for companies that still have that PDP-11 or critical VAX they can't get rid of.

You'd be surprised. PDP-11s and emulated VAXen are not for hobbyists. They're for companies that still have that PDP-11 or critical VAX they can't get rid of. It's usually in an embedded or context - like running a nuclear reactor. Sometimes things last a long-long-long time. (see https://logical-co.com/nupdpq/ https://logical-co.com/nupdpq/ or https://www.stromasys.com/solution/charon-vax https://www.stromasys.com/solution/charon-vax).