10 Feb
2015
10 Feb
'15
10:48 a.m.
Being bitten by "vintage computer restoring" bug, I am long time looking for a
reasonable condition PDP8, preferably a PDP8/L.?
Is there such a machine out there looking for a new home or can someone point me to a
possible selling-place other than eBay? EBay has hardly any, and just a few weeks ago I
unfortunately missed one.
Any help or hint is highly appreciated...
13 Feb
13 Feb
1 a.m.
Hi Martin,
I have extra As, Es, Fs, and Ms, with most of the options, but don't have
my test beds set up yet.
Paul
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Martin Meiner <martin at meiner.ch> wrote:
Being bitten by "vintage computer restoring"
bug, I am long time looking
for a reasonable condition PDP8, preferably a PDP8/L.
Is there such a machine out there looking for a new home or can someone
point me to a possible selling-place other than eBay? EBay has hardly any,
and just a few weeks ago I unfortunately missed one.
Any help or hint is highly appreciated...
3:14 a.m.
Hi Paul,
Really? I'd like to get a hold of PDF copies of the Documentation. Do you have a
good source for DEC literature, datasheets on these machines?
What are the features of the various versions you mentioned? I used a PDP8/E back in high
school in 1976 - 1978. Until tonight, I never knew the processor was an 8008-1 cpu.
I've been studying that chip a little lately.
I'm just now getting into the retro bug myself where DEC PDP equipment is concerned.
I'd like to get a well-equipped system, but I hesitate to ask the price for the
various pieces. :P I've been thinking of finding a PDP8 emulated in modern hardware
as an alternative. Please keep me posted on your findings. I would greatly appreciate it
very much. Thanks in advance.
Kip Koon
computerdoc at sc.rr.com
http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
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Subject: Re: Any PDP8 for sale..?
Hi Martin,
I have extra As, Es, Fs, and Ms, with most of the options, but don't have my test beds
set up yet.
Paul
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Martin Meiner <martin at meiner.ch> wrote:
Being bitten by "vintage computer restoring"
bug, I am long time
looking for a reasonable condition PDP8, preferably a PDP8/L.
Is there such a machine out there looking for a new home or can
someone point me to a possible selling-place other than eBay? EBay has
hardly any, and just a few weeks ago I unfortunately missed one.
Any help or hint is highly appreciated...
12:31 p.m.
On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 2:14 AM, Kip Koon <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
Do you have a good source for DEC literature,
datasheets on these machines?
http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/pdp8/
Until tonight, I never knew the processor was an
8008-1 cpu. I've been
studying that chip a little lately.
Where did you read that an 8008 was the main CPU of the PDP-8?
I'd like to get a well-equipped system, but I
hesitate to ask the price
for the various pieces.
It seems as though the prices for various PDP-8s on eBay range from $1000
on up.
I've been thinking of finding a PDP8 emulated in
modern hardware as an
alternative.
Besides those built for FPGA usage, there's also the SBC6120, as well as
software emulation like SimH and an OS X simulator.
Kyle
1:52 p.m.
Gee, I don't suppose you have an FPP8A board set that you''d like to
sell????
Marc
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:00 PM, Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Martin,
I have extra As, Es, Fs, and Ms, with most of the options, but don't have
my test beds set up yet.
Paul
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Martin Meiner <martin at meiner.ch> wrote:
Being bitten by "vintage computer
restoring" bug, I am long time looking
for a reasonable condition PDP8, preferably a PDP8/L.
Is there such a machine out there looking for a new home or can someone
point me to a possible selling-place other than eBay? EBay has hardly
any,
and just a few weeks ago I unfortunately missed
one.
Any help or hint is highly appreciated...
7:11 p.m.
Hi Marc,
I wish I had a dozen. That's one of the few 8 options I don't have.
Paul
On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Marc Howard <cramcram at gmail.com> wrote:
Gee, I don't suppose you have an FPP8A board set
that you''d like to
sell????
Marc
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:00 PM, Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Martin,
I have extra As, Es, Fs, and Ms, with most of the options, but don't have
my test beds set up yet.
Paul
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Martin Meiner <martin at meiner.ch> wrote:
> Being bitten by "vintage computer restoring" bug, I am long time
looking
for a
reasonable condition PDP8, preferably a PDP8/L.
Is there such a machine out there looking for a new home or can someone
point me to a possible selling-place other than eBay? EBay has hardly
any,
and just a few weeks ago I unfortunately missed
one.
Any help or hint is highly appreciated...
14 Feb
14 Feb
4:26 a.m.
What about a KL8A, or KT8A? :-)
Johnny
On 2015-02-14 01:11, Paul Anderson wrote:
Hi Marc,
I wish I had a dozen. That's one of the few 8 options I don't have.
Paul
On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Marc Howard <cramcram at gmail.com> wrote:
> Gee, I don't suppose you have an FPP8A board set that you''d like to
> sell????
>
> Marc
>
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:00 PM, Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Martin,
>>
>> I have extra As, Es, Fs, and Ms, with most of the options, but don't have
>> my test beds set up yet.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Martin Meiner <martin at meiner.ch>
wrote:
>>
>>> Being bitten by "vintage computer restoring" bug, I am long time
> looking
>>> for a reasonable condition PDP8, preferably a PDP8/L.
>>> Is there such a machine out there looking for a new home or can someone
>>> point me to a possible selling-place other than eBay? EBay has hardly
>> any,
>>> and just a few weeks ago I unfortunately missed one.
>>>
>>> Any help or hint is highly appreciated...
>>>
>>
>
--
Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
4:54 a.m.
Do you have the board numbers handy?
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 3:26 AM, Johnny Billquist <bqt at update.uu.se> wrote:
What about a KL8A, or KT8A? :-)
Johnny
On 2015-02-14 01:11, Paul Anderson wrote:
Hi Marc,
I wish I had a dozen. That's one of the few 8 options I don't have.
Paul
On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Marc Howard <cramcram at gmail.com> wrote:
Gee, I don't suppose you have an FPP8A board set that you''d like to
> sell????
>
> Marc
>
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:00 PM, Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Martin,
>>
>> I have extra As, Es, Fs, and Ms, with most of the options, but don't
>> have
>> my test beds set up yet.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Martin Meiner <martin at meiner.ch>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Being bitten by "vintage computer restoring" bug, I am long time
>>>
>> looking
>
>> for a reasonable condition PDP8, preferably a PDP8/L.
>>> Is there such a machine out there looking for a new home or can someone
>>> point me to a possible selling-place other than eBay? EBay has hardly
>>>
>> any,
>>
>>> and just a few weeks ago I unfortunately missed one.
>>>
>>> Any help or hint is highly appreciated...
>>>
>>>
>>
>
--
Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
7:27 a.m.
The KT8AA (missed one A before) is M8416.
The KL8A is M8319.
The KT8AA is a memory expansion option that allows the machine to go to
128KW, while the KL8A is a 4 serial line card.
Johnny
On 2015-02-14 10:54, Paul Anderson wrote:
Do you have the board numbers handy?
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 3:26 AM, Johnny Billquist <bqt at update.uu.se> wrote:
> What about a KL8A, or KT8A? :-)
>
> Johnny
>
>
> On 2015-02-14 01:11, Paul Anderson wrote:
>
>> Hi Marc,
>>
>> I wish I had a dozen. That's one of the few 8 options I don't have.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Marc Howard <cramcram at gmail.com>
wrote:
>>
>> Gee, I don't suppose you have an FPP8A board set that you''d like
to
>>> sell????
>>>
>>> Marc
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:00 PM, Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Martin,
>>>>
>>>> I have extra As, Es, Fs, and Ms, with most of the options, but don't
>>>> have
>>>> my test beds set up yet.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Martin Meiner <martin at
meiner.ch>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Being bitten by "vintage computer restoring" bug, I am long
time
>>>>>
>>>> looking
>>>
>>>> for a reasonable condition PDP8, preferably a PDP8/L.
>>>>> Is there such a machine out there looking for a new home or can
someone
>>>>> point me to a possible selling-place other than eBay? EBay has
hardly
>>>>>
>>>> any,
>>>>
>>>>> and just a few weeks ago I unfortunately missed one.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help or hint is highly appreciated...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>
> --
> Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
> || on a psychedelic trip
> email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books
> pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
>
--
Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
8:04 a.m.
I have some KL8A boards. Contact me off list.
--
Will
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 7:27 AM, Johnny Billquist <bqt at update.uu.se> wrote:
The KT8AA (missed one A before) is M8416.
The KL8A is M8319.
The KT8AA is a memory expansion option that allows the machine to go to
128KW, while the KL8A is a 4 serial line card.
Johnny
On 2015-02-14 10:54, Paul Anderson wrote:
Do you have the board numbers handy?
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 3:26 AM, Johnny Billquist <bqt at update.uu.se>
wrote:
> What about a KL8A, or KT8A? :-)
>
> Johnny
>
>
> On 2015-02-14 01:11, Paul Anderson wrote:
>
>> Hi Marc,
>>
>> I wish I had a dozen. That's one of the few 8 options I don't have.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Marc Howard <cramcram at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Gee, I don't suppose you have an FPP8A board set that you''d like
to
>>>
>>> sell????
>>>
>>> Marc
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:00 PM, Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Martin,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have extra As, Es, Fs, and Ms, with most of the options, but don't
>>>> have
>>>> my test beds set up yet.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Martin Meiner <martin at
meiner.ch>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Being bitten by "vintage computer restoring" bug, I am long
time
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> looking
>>>
>>>
>>>> for a reasonable condition PDP8, preferably a PDP8/L.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there such a machine out there looking for a new home or can
>>>>> someone
>>>>> point me to a possible selling-place other than eBay? EBay has
hardly
>>>>>
>>>> any,
>>>>
>>>>> and just a few weeks ago I unfortunately missed one.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help or hint is highly appreciated...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>
> --
> Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
> || on a psychedelic trip
> email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books
> pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
>
--
Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
2:46 p.m.
I should have them both. My inventory is by part number.
Sorry, I thought you contacted me off list.
Paul
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 6:27 AM, Johnny Billquist <bqt at update.uu.se> wrote:
The KT8AA (missed one A before) is M8416.
The KL8A is M8319.
The KT8AA is a memory expansion option that allows the machine to go to
128KW, while the KL8A is a 4 serial line card.
Johnny
On 2015-02-14 10:54, Paul Anderson wrote:
Do you have the board numbers handy?
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 3:26 AM, Johnny Billquist <bqt at update.uu.se>
wrote:
What about a KL8A, or KT8A? :-)
>
> Johnny
>
>
> On 2015-02-14 01:11, Paul Anderson wrote:
>
> Hi Marc,
>>
>> I wish I had a dozen. That's one of the few 8 options I don't have.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Marc Howard <cramcram at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Gee, I don't suppose you have an FPP8A board set that you''d like
to
>>
>>> sell????
>>>
>>> Marc
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:00 PM, Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Martin,
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have extra As, Es, Fs, and Ms, with most of the options, but don't
>>>> have
>>>> my test beds set up yet.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Martin Meiner <martin at
meiner.ch>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Being bitten by "vintage computer restoring" bug, I am long
time
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> looking
>>>>
>>>
>>> for a reasonable condition PDP8, preferably a PDP8/L.
>>>>
>>>>> Is there such a machine out there looking for a new home or can
>>>>> someone
>>>>> point me to a possible selling-place other than eBay? EBay has
hardly
>>>>>
>>>>> any,
>>>>
>>>> and just a few weeks ago I unfortunately missed one.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help or hint is highly appreciated...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
> --
> Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
> || on a psychedelic trip
> email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books
> pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
>
>
--
Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus
|| on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books
pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
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