At 10:10 PM 6/15/05 -0500, you wrote: I don't have it in front of me and I'll probably get some of the names wrong but it's a PDP-8A with core memory (three card set), DEC RK-05 disk controller, THREE Programmer's panels, at least three regulators, four regulator control cards, a pile of operator's panels. I think the cards in it are M8300, M8316 and M8317 and an extender card and a couple others. I bought a 8A620 chassis along with Thom's complete PDP-8 field service spares kit so there's 95+% chance that everything works. There are a bunch of DSD440 drive systems around and I found some controller cards so I can hang one of them on there too if it supports it. There are also plenty of known good cartridge drives (Phoenix and others) around so I can grab one of them too if I want it but I'm not sure I do due to the size. There is also a "DECSCOPE" on a roll around stand and some other huge terminals and I can have one/all of them but again they're huge so I don't think want them. But somebody needs to come and rescue them! Oh and I picked up three orange and black DEC PT readers. I don't remember the complete model number but it was something-something 68 something. Speaking of drives, Thom says that the Phoenix and others use a SCSI inteface. Has anyone managed to put a modern small size drive on the PDP-8A? BTW there are also SHELVES full of DEC 5 1/4" hard drives and related stuff that Roger is getting. I think we FILLED a Gaylord box with them. If you guys need anything like that you NEED to go visit Astro. Everything Thom had has been stored in an air-conditioned building and is super clean. I suspect that there's a better than 98% chance that it all works. I know that he's been selling cards for over three years and has only found a couple that didn't work. Joe

At 08:38 PM 6/15/05 -0700, you wrote: No it's not that one but it's the same type CPU. I listed the things in it that I can remember in a previous reply. There WAY too many to list but I saw a lot of PDP-8A and PDP-8E docs in the pile. Right now I have two cars FILLED with docs and software. I took pictures and I'll try to post them later. Joe