PDP-8 lineage

From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_mcmanis.com>
Date: Sat Apr 10 00:11:33 1999

Ok, ok, so we tell things in different ways, I already apologized for being
to harsh on the FAQ, but this one I can't let go...

I wrote:
><I happen to have an 8/e that is:
>< Short box
>< 6v LAMPs plus TTL front panel
>< Side mount PSU

And at 12:32 AM 4/10/99 -0400, Allison J Parent replied:

>That is not an 8E, it a frankenmonster in a 8m crate.

It was sold by DEC as an 8/E in the short box (granted its the 8/F box but)
its the only 8 which I got from the original owner who still had the
paperwork. And on the back on the configuration chart it has the module
list and on the model number plate there is a generic tag market Model 8/_
with a space that the same person who wrote the module configuration wrote
the letter 'e'. (and of course the front panel says 8/E and it has lamps
not LEDs). Anyway, the point is moot since I've got a long box and still no
hernia I could move the panel over to it :-)

--Chuck
Received on Sat Apr 10 1999 - 00:11:33 BST