1 Oct
2009
1 Oct
'09
3:09 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dave McGuire
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 2:23 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Classic computers endangered!
On Oct 1, 2009, at 4:59 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
It is correct.
Well, we have everything but a Straight-8 and an 8/a (but we're always looking). The
8/i doesn't seem all that uncommon. Of course, according to New Scientist, we
don't even exist. :-)
Here's a link to (what appears to be) the article in question:
<http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17805-innovation-classic-
computers-on-the-danger-list.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=tech>
The photographs have a couple of curiousities in them. Firstly,
they say
that the PDP8 line started in 1965 (which sounds aout right), but the
picture is of a much later (early 70's) PDP8/e (which uses TTL ICs,
not
discrete transistors).
1970, yes. There aren't many other models around to photograph,
though, comparatively speaking.
-Dave