10 Nov
2006
10 Nov
'06
7:26 a.m.
Zane wrote.... (re: PDP8 stuff)
They're still around in various settings,
industrial, scientific,
business, etc. They're used for such things as electron microscopes,
spectrum analyzers, controlling parts of nuclear plants,
Yeah, speaking of which. A guy in the northeast US is giving me a VERY good
condition dual H960 rack PDP-8A, with 128k (yup, 128k) ram, three RK05's,
dectape, etc... the picture is just gorgeous. And this is applicable...
because it was running a nuclear plant.
Sad part is, I have no room, and no time to get the machine. Hell, not sure
I want it at this point.
Was also just offered a PDP-11/05 that was decomissioned just days ago in
the upper midwest. Not sure I want that one either.
Jay