Everyone here should read this.. I thought I'd seen everything. - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

6 Dec 1999

-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck McManis &lt;cmcmanis(a)mcmanis.com&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Friday, December 03, 1999 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: Everyone here should read this.. I thought I'd seen everything.

...
 As with anything, the higher your are the more you
see.

To someone who just sits down in my office and sees the PDP-8/E sitting on
my shelf (sometimes running, sometimes not :-) it seems *impossible* to
find a PDP-8. Then when you start looking you find the fringes of the
"surplus" marketplace where things appear from time to time. Then you find

Speaking of which.. it looks like I have some read trips before XMAS. I have
a couple of PDP-8As, some 8es, (6 in all I think).. Only reason I am
travelling rather than shipping is because every unit has 32K of
core..hmmmmmm.core...., some with RK05s and the rest with RX01/2s..

These units are getting harder to find.. I am really working the scrappers
and factories.... looks like I might not reach my goal of 120
PDP-8(s-plural) by next fall... but I am flying out to Mr. Gold on
Wednesday/Thursday.

BTW: Has anyone heard of a PDP-8/A500 ??? what is that?

...
 the liquidators, then you find the scrappers. And then,
in John's case, you
find one *huge* scrapper.

The key is that now we know about them we may be able to save some stuff.
 Things are looking good.. just a little slow to start.

PDP-8 and other rare mini computers

http://www.pdp8.com

...
 --Chuck