Parting out PDP-8a

From: Ethan Dicks <ethan_dicks_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sun Apr 11 13:25:32 1999

--- jeff.kaneko_at_juno.com wrote:
> Guys:
>
> I have discovered a PDP-8a in a scrapyard near my workplace.
> It has been outside for awhile; but if there are any salvable
> parts there, would anyone be interested?

But of course.

> BTW-- How do I get the front panel off without breaking
> anything?

Depending on the front panel style, if you see two 1/4" holes, one on either
edge, it may take an allen wrench. If the panel has no apparent tool access,
it's probably held in place by a pair of ball and socket joints on each side
which can get extremely tight if pressed on too hard and left to sit. There
are times when I think I'm about to bust the balls right off the backplace,
and sometimes I'm right. :-(

What's inside? What are you offering? At this point, I could even use a
new chassis as I have a full set of a mix of verified working and untested
boards (128kW MOS, RL8A, etc). I'm sure that the memory and disk I/O work;
I am not certain that my spare DKC8AA is any good. ISTR that about 10 years
ago I pulled it and set it aside for acting up.

I would also like to lay my hands on a programmer's console. It's one of the
only things (besides hex-high core) that I'm missing.

-ethan
 
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