Speaking of PDP's and old iron, does the PDP zealot crowd know of this site
with manuals
http://www.rahul.net/jfcl/Computers/handbooks.htm
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Gunther Schadow
-> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 10:47 PM
-> To: PDP8-Lovers; classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> Subject: how to clean a PDP8/A, dishwasher?
->
->
-> Hi,
->
-> I have that itching to start up my new PDP8/A even without
-> disks attached. Have a programmers console, so that's enough
-> to enter a few programs. It's intriguing to see a machine
-> with a simple input method and convenient IO programming
-> abstractions, it is possible to bootstrap this system entirely
-> from scratch with only a manual.
->
-> But first I need to give this thing a good cleaning. A friend
-> has assured me that there's nothing better than the dishwasher,
-> with the exception of big capacitors and, what about magnetic
-> core memory? So, how should I clean the RAM cards? How the
-> DC power supply units?
->
-> If I put the other stuff in the dishwasher, I know there should
-> be no detergent and no heat dry. But what about the rinsing
-> aid, do I have to pump this out of the reservoir?
->
-> I heard of another method using hand-washing first, then drying
-> and finally a bath in Isopropanol. Is that what I should do
-> with the core memory cards?
->
-> Finally, finally, I noticed that the cards are all slightly
-> bent from being kept in a horizontal position. They are sagging
-> a little, like a hammock. Would that be a cause of concern
-> in the long run? Should I mount the chassis in an upright
-> position in the future?
->
-> any other things I should know?
-> -Gunther
->
-> PS: I am probably going to make one "portable" PDP-8, where
-> the console is mounted on the chassis and the rest of the
-> opening covered plus a handle on the top. That would be neat
-> for bringing into the classroom to teach fundamentals of
-> computer programming, wouldn't it?
->
->
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-> Gunther Schadow, M.D., Ph.D. gschadow_at_regenstrief.org
-> Medical Information Scientist Regenstrief Institute for Health Care
-> Adjunct Assistant Professor Indiana University School of Medicine
->
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->
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Received on Fri Dec 14 2001 - 23:30:38 GMT