As one of those guys in the photo I really hope everyone will have a lot of fun with this :)

The photos don't show it but you can also have your PiDP-1 in white instead of blue. It will come with both sets of front panels.

I have so much fun with my PiDP-11 that this will have to go on the list.

Does anyone know if MIDAS has been recreated for it or not?

A bit of the hint on the PPT reader, which would be awesome, the rp2xxx chips PIO can handle that with ease. As the PDP1 doesn't have take-up it is pretty trivial to make at 'historic' speeds. Obviously punching is much more difficult.

I looked into it for quite a bit, but not having access to tapes, puncher, supplies etc... I gave up on the idea as the PiDP-10 will scratch my personal nostalgia itch a bit more right now.

Delighted by the resemblance of the HN title to Tracy Kidder's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "The Soul of a New Machine."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Soul_of_a_New_Machine

The PiDP-1 and PiDP-10 are both absolutely gorgeous; while I'm glad to have modern keyboard and monitors and processors, I envy the past its style.

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