I finally found time to start opening up the 3 boxes of
DEC docs
that were awaiting me (3 more on the way, the guy tells me), and
found a treasure trove (well, thats what I called it) of PDP-12
documentation. Looks like a fairly complete set of marketing
brochures, specs and options lists, promotional materials, etc.
All in that nice green color. Even the DEC warranty/service card that
was supposed to be stuck on the back of the machine. Looks like
almost-complete (I havent had time to go through them thoroughly)
sets of users and system manuals as well.
(this is all formerly from the U. of Arizona Medical Center)
Once I get this scanned, I'll definitely want these docs to go
somewhere that has a (preferrably operational) PDP-12 and will
give these docs a good home alongside a machine..
Also have VR14 manual (Megan, i think this was already marked for
you? I've got multiple copies now) and a VT50 manual. Two more
boxes on my porch to go through, and three more on the way...
Will completely catalog and post a list on
decdocs.org this weekend.
Bill
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Bill Bradford
mrbill(a)mrbill.net
Austin, TX
The Retro-Computing Society of Rhode Island (
www.osfn.org/rcs ) has an
operational PDP-12 - it was running Spacewar at the Vintage Computer
Festival East 1.0 a couple of week ago - and we'd be delighted to make a
home for those docs. I've copied this message to Mike Umbricht
mikeu(a)shrimp.osfn.org ) and Carl Friend ( mikeu(a)shrimp.osfn.org ) of
the RCS/RI, as they are the folks there most intimately involved with
the PDP-12. For scanning the docs, consider Al Kossow's Bitsavers
Project ( aek(a)spies.com ,
www.spies.com/~aek ), wherein he is scanning
all manner of computer documentation to preserve it. If you are
interested, I can coordinate the finding of the new home at the RCS/RI
with scanning through Bitsavers, having done so for other things in the
past.