PDP8a popped up for auction

From: Lawrence LeMay <lemay_at_cs.umn.edu>
Date: Mon Jul 23 11:55:38 2001

> On July 23, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> > --- Jeff Hellige <jhellige_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > For those of you interested, a PDP8a has appeared for sale on eBay.
> > >
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1257927980
> >
> > I notice the seller didn't forget the obligitory "*RARE*"
>
> As annoying as "*RARE*" has become on eBay, I've seen exactly ONE of
> those front panels...and I've been actively hacking pdp8s for nearly
> twenty years. YMMV.
>
> -Dave McGuire
>

Whereas I've only seen 2 8a's in my life, and both had those panels, plus
they are available if you're willing to buy em from resellers...

-Lawrence LeMay
Received on Mon Jul 23 2001 - 11:55:38 BST

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