14 Jul
2013
14 Jul
'13
12:48 p.m.
On 6/24/2013 12:57 PM, Josh Dersch wrote:
I ended up with this machine, it should be a good deal of fun to get
it running again! (Which will unfortunately have to wait until I
finish restoring the Imlac, I've decided to limit myself to one large
project at a time -- I'm finding I'm much more productive when I'm not
multitasking on this stuff...)
When it arrives I'll take a bunch of pictures and let you folks know
exactly what I ended up with...
- Josh
The 8/L arrived on Friday and I've finally had some time to take a few
pictures; I have a brief synopsis here:
http://rottedbits.blogspot.com/2013/07/new-plaything-pdp-8l.html
But the gist is:Aside from the rebranding, itappears to be a completely
standard (if minimal) 8/L setup -- 4KW of core, teletype interface and
that's it.It looks to be complete and in very good condition, though the
rack is ugly as sin(and weighs a ton). There's nothing else in the rack
aside from the 8/Litself. The teletype it came with is going to need a
lot of cleaning, but is solid and complete.
Also -- Thanks to all for the maskingtape removal recommendations; I'm
going to start with something minimal like WD-40 and move on to more
powerful options if need be.
Thanks!
Josh