Wire Wrapper needed for PDP-7

From: Tom Jennings <tomj_at_wps.com>
Date: Sun Feb 8 21:40:22 2004

On Sat, 2004-02-07 at 16:51, Ed Sharpe wrote:
> might try to get one of the power wire wrappers.....
>
> makes life go faster....

Oh absolutely! AC powered. The battery ones are OK if the batteries are
new, but charge fades with use and your wrap quality drops. That really
sucks. The cord is a nuisance, but less so than loose wraps!

You're bringing back painful memories, stop the torture!


>
> ed sharpe
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "SHAUN RIPLEY" <vax3900_at_yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 2:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Wire Wrapper needed for PDP-7
>
>
> >
> > --- Tore S Bekkedal <toresbe_at_ifi.uio.no> wrote:
> > > Hello!
> > >
> > > I sent an email about a month or two back to Al
> > > Kossow saying that I was starting work on the PDP-7
> > > again. With ungodly timing I proceeded to come down
> > > with the flu, travel abroad, and move. So here I am
> > > again. ;)
> > > I have come to the conclusion after some
> > > wire-tracing and so on, that this machine is smoking
> > > crack, and that very little is where it should be
> > > (except for core memory, everything seems right
> > > there). The processor has been modified ad nauseum,
> > > of course without documentation of any kind.
> > >
> > > Therefore, I need to take out all the modules, all
> > > the wires, and start afresh (might be a good idea,
> > > anyway - - this way I can clean all the contacts
> > > properly). Thus, I need a wire-wrapping tool. Does
> > > anyone here have one?
> > I know a guy who has a set. He asked $100. I can send
> > him email to contact you if you are interested.
> >
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > -tsb
> > >
> > >
> >
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Received on Sun Feb 08 2004 - 21:40:22 GMT

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