On Jan 5, 2009, at 10:49 AM, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
I am trying to
keep a PDP8 computer alive which controls a
measurement
system. I have a need for spares for this computer, in particular
16k memory
boards and all other boards. In fact the only parts I am now sure
about are
the power supply and backplane.
I'm afraid I wont be of much help, I'm just curious. Are you still
running a PDP-8 in a real world application? That must be one of last
ones out there. And if so, what prevents you from using an emulator?
custom hardware?
Just jumping in...There are actually quite a few of them still
running in production. Apparently, many commercial (i.e., not
retail) paint mixing and color matching systems use them, in particular.
For the past few days, I've been in an ongoing conversation with a
fellow who was my childhood PDP mentor 25 years ago; he runs a
service bureau and is working on a very flaky PDP-8/a that runs some
sort of manufacturing system.
I was shocked to learn of just how many of these systems are still
out there doing their jobs.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL