12 Aug
2006
12 Aug
'06
1:29 p.m.
Don wrote:
> Huh? I don't think so, at least not for me.
I'm totally in love
> with my SBC6120, which is at least a move in that direction. I can
> run it 24/7 and just have it available on a serial port which I can
> get to when I'm not home, for some OS/8 hacking when I get the itch.
But, you can make the move all the way "in that
direction"
and just run an emulator. :> I.e. the appeal is having
the actual hardware. And, while PDP's are reasonably
commonplace, having a *tiny* one (imagine a 10x10x10 8/i
sitting on your COFFEE TABLE :> ) would be truly unique.
The SBC1620 is tiny -- the PCB is 6" x 4 1/4". My problem is
all I got is Pee-cee parts like a power supply and case.
That is the parts that are harder to find here.
> That said, though, it'll never replace my
"real" -8 machines. I
> have several 8/e and one 8/m system, sadly no others...anybody got one
> (8/i, 8/l maybe) that might be up for trade?
Boy that shows our age ... PDP-8's are modern machines still. :)
Well at least you know what speed the machine ran at, with todays
marketing double talk and bloatware who knows what they run at.
PS.
Anybody got a DEAD 8 I stuff my SBC1620 in Canada?