New To List and PDP8 Question

From: Bill Kotaska <bkotaska_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sun Mar 9 12:18:00 2003

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrence LeMay" <lemay_at_cs.umn.edu>
To: <cctech_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: New To List and PDP8 Question


>
> I usually just buy the core stacks from DEC resellers. You pay a bit
> more, but you generally get something that has been cared for and
> works.
>
The resellers I have contacted have no more of these.
>
> Are you saying you have a case/power supply and omnibus? Or are you
> trying to cobble something together without case/ps?
>
Cobble together is a very good way to describe what I am trying to do. I
wish I had a case/power supply but don't and can't believe what systems are
fetching on eBay. I guess I just have a burning desire to see one actually
work (I love blinkenlights!)

> One of the main problems I had with my first 8/E, was that most of the
front
> panel bulbs were burned out. Probably because once a few burn out, the
voltage
> rises on the others causing them to burn out faster.
>
My panel has bulbs and I plan to gently apply the supply to these for the
first time until I see what it takes to turn them on.

Bill
Received on Sun Mar 09 2003 - 12:18:00 GMT