> but seriously running a "real" one generates several kW of heat and required even more kW of power. No, both are the same :) It converts the power into exact

> but seriously running a "real" one generates several kW of heat and required even more kW of power. No, both are the same :) It converts the power into exactly the same amount of heat, save for a tiny fraction in light from the bulbs which eventually ends up as heat as well. Totally agree you wouldn't run these at home though. We had a PDP-11 at college and even there they didn't like to switch it on. Never saw a PDP-10 though. I have the PiDP-8 and -11 replicas but I won't be getting this one, it's pretty big and expensive (especially now that it ships from the US, I'm in Europe) and it lacks the nostalgia factor for me due to not having known it in real life. It is however a real piece of retro art, just like the others (and it looks like it's been done even better).