Everyone here should read this.. I thought I'd seen everything.

From: John B <dylanb_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: Mon Dec 6 15:37:43 1999

-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_mcmanis.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, December 03, 1999 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: Everyone here should read this.. I thought I'd seen everything.


>As with anything, the higher your are the more you see.
>
>To someone who just sits down in my office and sees the PDP-8/E sitting on
>my shelf (sometimes running, sometimes not :-) it seems *impossible* to
>find a PDP-8. Then when you start looking you find the fringes of the
>"surplus" marketplace where things appear from time to time. Then you find


Speaking of which.. it looks like I have some read trips before XMAS. I have
a couple of PDP-8As, some 8es, (6 in all I think).. Only reason I am
travelling rather than shipping is because every unit has 32K of
core..hmmmmmm.core...., some with RK05s and the rest with RX01/2s..

These units are getting harder to find.. I am really working the scrappers
and factories.... looks like I might not reach my goal of 120
PDP-8(s-plural) by next fall... but I am flying out to Mr. Gold on
Wednesday/Thursday.

BTW: Has anyone heard of a PDP-8/A500 ??? what is that?



>the liquidators, then you find the scrappers. And then, in John's case, you
>find one *huge* scrapper.
>
>The key is that now we know about them we may be able to save some stuff.
>
Things are looking good.. just a little slow to start.




PDP-8 and other rare mini computers

http://www.pdp8.com


>--Chuck
>
>
Received on Mon Dec 06 1999 - 15:37:43 GMT

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