29 Aug
2023
29 Aug
'23
5:13 a.m.
-BUT- That does not mean it *can't* be restored, only that $15,000 is
ridiculous for a machine that clearly needs an expert with time and money.
b
On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 7:54 AM Mattis Lind via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Den tis 29 aug. 2023 kl 13:30 skrev Chris Zach via
cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>gt;:
Oh baloney. As long as the backplane pins are not
mushed these are
surprisingly easy to fix and mouse crap can be vacuumed out and cleaned
off the cards and pins.
The thing that drove me the most nuts was finding a backplane wire that
had worn through its insualtion and shorted against another pin.
Fully agree. Anders Sandahl in Sweden restored a PDP-8/L to operating
condition. It has been stored for many years in a damp garage. A lot of
rust, hundreds of bad components. Bad core memory but eventually it was
running fine.
https://pdp-9.net/pdp-8-l
So I also think it should be possible to get it to run again.
/Mattis
C
On 8/29/2023 12:01 AM, Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote:
Look at the photos. Let it rust in peace in mouse
heaven. It is just
scrap.
On Tue, 29 Aug 2023, 1:30 am Bill Degnan via cctalk, <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
> It can be yours for only $15,000 plus shipping
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/126067408991
>
> sheesh.
>
> Bill
>