In re-reading the PDP08 FAQs, I came across a mention that the older KK8E
cards (three digit handle numbers) are somehow "broken". Can anyone elaborate?
I have a couple of KK8E sets, one with the M833 timing module and M865 20mA-
only TTY interface. What might be odd about them? I need to be able to use
the M865 as I only have one M8650 KL8J interface (with two cables - one EIA
and one 20mA, but the 20mA cable is missing the Berg housing - it's a bundle
of loose connector pins on the interface end).
Speaking of cables, I was attempting to build a new cable for my PDP-8/a and
re-discovered a minor detail - the DKC8AA has this interesting feature - the
EIA input and the TTL input to the serial hardware are not connected at the
board level. There is this loopback wire that must be installed on the Berg
connector to get the input data into the hardware. I remembered this after
much frustration from the days when I used to get discarded cables from my
former employer who made sync serial hardware. We shipped a nearly-fully-
compatible cable with each and every one of our boards. All I need to do to
convert these to PDP-8/a use is to add that jumper wire. If anyone is in need
of a Berg-to-DB25 cable, let me know. I have a box of them that can be
converted to PDP-8 use (for a nominal fee, of course ;-)
-ethan
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