Seek and ye shall find - the story of the latest PDP-9 discov ery.

From: morrison_at_t-iii.com <(morrison_at_t-iii.com)>
Date: Thu Sep 16 12:57:27 1999

A few years ago I came across a working IBM card punch, which reminded me of
my days at varsity!
But where could I store it in a tiny apartment?

Ah well,
Neil Morrison
email:morrison_at_t-iii.com



> -----Original Message-----
> From: kstumpf_at_unusual.on.ca [SMTP:kstumpf_at_unusual.on.ca]
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 10:50 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Seek and ye shall find - the story of the latest PDP-9
> discovery.
>
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> The proof I offer is the PDP-9 that Merle Pierce, of the
> Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc., recently
> told us about.
>
> There weren't many of them to start with and it is
> 30 years old so what are the chances there would
> still be one working everyday in a building in
> Philadelphia. Pretty low, but still, against the odds
> it is now safe for another 130+ years in the museum's
> collection.
>
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Received on Thu Sep 16 1999 - 12:57:27 BST

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