PDP-12s, anyone?

From: Geoffrey G. Rochat <geoff_at_pkworks.com>
Date: Fri Aug 10 10:03:01 2001

>I finally found time to start opening up the 3 boxes of DEC docs
>that were awaiting me (3 more on the way, the guy tells me), and
>found a treasure trove (well, thats what I called it) of PDP-12
>documentation. Looks like a fairly complete set of marketing
>brochures, specs and options lists, promotional materials, etc.
>All in that nice green color. Even the DEC warranty/service card that
>was supposed to be stuck on the back of the machine. Looks like
>almost-complete (I havent had time to go through them thoroughly)
>sets of users and system manuals as well.
>
>(this is all formerly from the U. of Arizona Medical Center)
>
>Once I get this scanned, I'll definitely want these docs to go
>somewhere that has a (preferrably operational) PDP-12 and will
>give these docs a good home alongside a machine..
>
>Also have VR14 manual (Megan, i think this was already marked for
>you? I've got multiple copies now) and a VT50 manual. Two more
>boxes on my porch to go through, and three more on the way...
>
>Will completely catalog and post a list on decdocs.org this weekend.
>
>Bill
>
>--
>Bill Bradford
>mrbill_at_mrbill.net
>Austin, TX
>


The Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island ( www.osfn.org/rcs ) has an
operational PDP-12 - it was running Spacewar at the Vintage Computer
Festival East 1.0 a couple of week ago - and we'd be delighted to make a
home for those docs. I've copied this message to Mike Umbricht
 mikeu_at_shrimp.osfn.org ) and Carl Friend ( mikeu_at_shrimp.osfn.org ) of
the RCS/RI, as they are the folks there most intimately involved with
the PDP-12. For scanning the docs, consider Al Kossow's Bitsavers
Project ( aek_at_spies.com , www.spies.com/~aek ), wherein he is scanning
all manner of computer documentation to preserve it. If you are
interested, I can coordinate the finding of the new home at the RCS/RI
with scanning through Bitsavers, having done so for other things in the
past.
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