8 Jun
2015
8 Jun
'15
3:26 p.m.
8s is rare?? ? We have one. ?Is there a an registry? ? Ed# ?smecc.org
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From: ben <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: 06/08/2015 12:05 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Front Panel Update
On 6/8/2015 12:28 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote:
Theres an 8/f which replaced the 8/e and has a similar
front panel with
extra markings
The 8/m - OEM no front panel
The 8/I has different front panel
The 8/A is a totally different box altogether
The 8/e was the big seller with thousands shipped
The 8/s was a small seller with 10's of computers shipped.
I got to play with both.
Ben.
8 Jun
8 Jun
3:34 p.m.
There is one thing I saw once at DEC and have never seen a reference to.
There was a development system for the intel 8008 that ran on a quad
board plugged into an 8/e
Papertape i/o on an ASR33
I saw it running once and then it was never seen again.
On 08/06/2015 20:26, couryhouse wrote:
8s is rare?? We have one. Is there a an registry? Ed# smecc.org
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-------- Original message --------
From: ben <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: 06/08/2015 12:05 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Front Panel Update
On 6/8/2015 12:28 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote:
Theres an 8/f which replaced the 8/e and has a
similar front panel with
extra markings
The 8/m - OEM no front panel
The 8/I has different front panel
The 8/A is a totally different box altogether
The 8/e was the big seller with thousands shipped
The 8/s was a small seller with 10's of computers shipped.
I got to play with both.
Ben.
4:12 p.m.
I think you are refering to the micro processor series, or MPS:
http://www.dvq.com/oldcomp/photos2/1k/dec_micro_panel.JPG
I have some marketing material but that is it. I've seen one go
on ebay.
/P
On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 08:34:57PM +0100, Rod Smallwood wrote:
There is one thing I saw once at DEC and have never
seen a reference to.
There was a development system for the intel 8008 that ran on a quad
board plugged into an 8/e
Papertape i/o on an ASR33
I saw it running once and then it was never seen again.
On 08/06/2015 20:26, couryhouse wrote:
8s is rare?? We have one. Is there a an
registry? Ed# smecc.org
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
-------- Original message --------
From: ben <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: 06/08/2015 12:05 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Front Panel Update
On 6/8/2015 12:28 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote:
Theres an 8/f which replaced the 8/e and has a
similar front panel with
extra markings
The 8/m - OEM no front panel
The 8/I has different front panel
The 8/A is a totally different box altogether
The 8/e was the big seller with thousands shipped
The 8/s was a small seller with 10's of computers shipped.
I got to play with both.
Ben.
4:09 p.m.
Quite rare the PDP-8 faq says 1024 made. And given how slow it
was, I suppose people didn't hold on to it.
/P
On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 12:26:07PM -0700, couryhouse wrote:
8s is rare?? ? We have one. ?Is there a an registry? ? Ed# ?smecc.org
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
-------- Original message --------
From: ben <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: 06/08/2015 12:05 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Front Panel Update
On 6/8/2015 12:28 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote:
Theres an 8/f which replaced the 8/e and has a
similar front panel with
extra markings
The 8/m - OEM no front panel
The 8/I has different front panel
The 8/A is a totally different box altogether
The 8/e was the big seller with thousands shipped
The 8/s was a small seller with 10's of computers shipped.
I got to play with both.
Ben.
6:04 p.m.
It's pretty rare. I have one too.
I've seen and heard of more straight 8s than I have 8/S
Mike
On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 7:26 AM, couryhouse <couryhouse at aol.com> wrote:
8s is rare?? We have one. Is there a an registry? Ed# smecc.org
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-------- Original message --------
From: ben <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: 06/08/2015 12:05 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Front Panel Update
On 6/8/2015 12:28 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote:
--
http://www.corestore.org
'No greater love hath a man than he lay down his life for his brother.
Not for millions, not for glory, not for fame.
For one person, in the dark, where no one will ever know or see.'
Theres an 8/f which replaced the 8/e and has a
similar front panel with
extra markings
The 8/m - OEM no front panel
The 8/I has different front panel
The 8/A is a totally different box altogether
The 8/e was the big seller with thousands shipped
The 8/s was a small seller with 10's of computers shipped.
I got to play with both.
Ben.
6:18 p.m.
It's pretty rare. I have one too.
I've seen and heard of more straight 8s than I have 8/S
PDP-8/Ss used to be quite rare, but they have been popping out of the
woodwork for some time now. I would venture to say they are now more
extant that Straight-8s.
Small is survivability.
PDP-8/S was my first computer, purchased for five bucks from a guy I
met at a hamfest. That was thirty years ago, and started me on this
whole computer history path. It is temperamental, but still works.
--
Will
7:02 p.m.
On 6/8/2015 4:18 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
I still love the quote "All computers wait at the same speed".
Ben.
It's
pretty rare. I have one too.
I've seen and heard of more straight 8s than I have 8/S
PDP-8/Ss used to be quite rare, but they have been popping out of the
woodwork for some time now. I would venture to say they are now more
extant that Straight-8s.
Small is survivability.
PDP-8/S was my first computer, purchased for five bucks from a guy I
met at a hamfest. That was thirty years ago, and started me on this
whole computer history path. It is temperamental, but still works.
--
Will
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