28 Nov
2009
28 Nov
'09
10:32 a.m.
That box is OLD. I tried to find anything that looks like it and
we start looking in the 1966 or earlier realm. I suspect it was
a much earlier box (pre super mini as PDP11 was first gen
super mini) and none of the PDP11 or PDP8 (E,I,F,M,A,L or
pdp12) used that cabinet that I know of and some of the
fossils in the DEC lab areas were sometimes odd. It's a no
match until I looks at old pdp(pre '65) pictures.
FYI all the old 8 racks I'd ever seen were mostly black and
maybe gray. Blue is an old DEC color for old systems.
This one is unusual.
Allison
Ethan Dicks wrote:
On 11/28/09, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at
aracnet.com> wrote:
At 4:46 PM +0100 11/28/09, Pontus wrote:
And for something 40+ years old, my definition of local is somewhat
expanded... unfortunately, Texas is still a bit far from Ohio. If
that were in Indiana or even Missouri, I'd definitely try to pick it
up.
Looking at the rack, since a Straight-8 has huge backplanes that fill
the top of the rack, there are no upper doors - I'm wondering if
that's an -8/S cabinet.
-ethan
Not mine, not affiliated, but I think a serious
collector should pick
this up!
http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/ele/1484014610.html
I agree, racks like that are surely rare enough to warrant a rescue!
If I were local, I'd go for it!