For Sale: PDP-8/i w/ Paper Tape

From: Tony Eros <tony.eros_at_machm.org>
Date: Thu Apr 5 00:26:21 2001

Ooh, now _this_ is tempting! Any idea how much you'd like to get for
it? Does is use any of the same FlipChips as the LINC?

-- Tony

At 07:31 PM 4/4/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Due to my computing interests becoming very much centered in the IBM
>world, and also due to 2 tons of Big Blue stuff coming shortly, I have
>decided to sell off a PDP-8/i. I promised the original seller that I
>would not Ebay the thing, so I am keeping it to only a few lists.
>
>The machine looks like an 8K PDP-8/i, with a highspeed paper tape
>reader/puch (PCmumblefoo). It looks complete, although I have not checked
>it 100 percent. Certainly the hard-to-find parts are there (namely the
>panel and the two core stacks). The rack is not original, and frankly, is
>ugly. The power supply seems very kludged in (although it looks DEC).
>
>This ain't a plug and play 'puter, folks. It needs a cleanup and a tune
>up. I have a doc set (not included, but I can copy (have to copy
>one for Will, anyway).
>
>Send me an offer if interested. I am located in New York, near
>Connecticut. No shipping on this item - either you pick up, or I
>deliver within a few hundred miles (Boston, Washington, maybe Cleveland
>or even Chicago) for my expenses.
>
>Some pictures:
>
>http://www.bestweb.net/~toober/images/PDP8I.jpg
>http://www.bestweb.net/~toober/images/PDP8I.upper.jpg
>http://www.bestweb.net/~toober/images/PDP8I.inside.jpg
>http://www.bestweb.net/~toober/images/PDP8I.fc.jpg
>
>William Donzelli
>aw288_at_osfn.org
Received on Thu Apr 05 2001 - 00:26:21 BST

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