As was previously reported long-time RT-11 and PDP-11 fan, Robert C. Peckham passed away recently. He left a significant inventory of PDP-11 and related stuff in Glendale, California. I just got off the phone with Alan Frisbie, who is helping the widow sort out Robert's collection. Alan contacted a number of folks regarding the collection, but so far no one has responded to the need to purchase and/or pick up this stuff. Everything has to be moved out of Robert's office by Thursday, October 1. Alan said that he will be renting a storage unit temporarily in an attempt to save the historically valuable items - unless someone picks it up before then. It appears that much will be going into the dumpster. Please contact Alan ASAP if you are available to help. His address and phone numbers follow the inventory "The family is left with a mountain of medical and other bills, they would appreciate reasonable offers for this equipment. They would like to have everything go to good homes, where it will be used and appreciated, rather than to a dealer who will break it up and sell it." Regards, Lyle ---------- Inventory as of 27-Sep-2009 ---------- Two complete Q-Bus PDP-11 systems belonging to the late Bob Peckham, plus lots of miscellaneous PDP-11 related parts and supplies. Note: The system disks were removed and destroyed by order of his family and attorney to protect confidential client data. System #1 Rack 1 DEC H967 (42" high) rack with H874-A power controller Empty generic 5-1/4" Chassis DEC 11/23-BC (BA11-S) Chassis containing: M8192-YB PDP-11/73 CPU M7551-AB MSV11 1MB memory M8043 DMV11 DDCMP (DECnet) communications card M8047 MXV11 multi-function card M7516-YM DELQA Ethernet card M9047 Dual-height bus grant card M8029 RXV21 controller for RX02 floppy disks Quad-height bus grant card M9404-YA Q-Bus expansion card DEC 11/23 (BA11-S) Expansion Chassis containing: M9405-YA Q-Bus expansion card M3104 DHV11 4-line serial multiplexer Dual-height bus grant card Dilog (model?) tape drive controller (for below drive) Quad-height bus grant card Andromeda ESDC disk controller for ESDI & floppy drives Andromeda SCDC disk controller for SCSI & floppy drives Quad-height bus grant card Codar Technology model 102 Q-Timer & boot card DEC 11/23-BC (BA11-S) Expansion Chassis containing: Load Board (power resistors) M3104 DHV11 4-line serial multiplexer Fujitsu Power supply (not hooked up) +5 @ 11A +24 @ 5A -12 @ 5A 5-1/4" generic chassis containing: 5-1/4" floppy disk drive (not hooked up) Rack 2 DEC H967 (42" high) rack with Pulizzi power controller RX02 dual 8" floppy disk subsystem Cipher M891340-96-1050U 1600/3200 bpi tape drive System #2 DEC "11V23" rack (31" high) w/power controller containing: DEC "DPM23 (BA11-SA) Chassis containing: M8637-EF 2MB memory M8190-AE PDP-11/83 CPU board M9047 Dual-width grant card M8043 DLV11-J 4-port serial card M9047 Dual-width grant card M7516-YM DELQA Ethernet card M9047 Dual-width grant card Andromeda SCDC disk controller for SCSI & floppy drives DEC BA11-N Chassis containing: M8192 PDP-11/73 CPU M7551-AC MSV11-QA memory (three blank slots) Andromeda ESDC disk controller for ESDI & floppy drives (three blank slots) Additional PDP-11 related equipment, documentation, and supplies: Many DEC rack filler panels, both BA11-S style (metal w/rounded top & bottom) and 10" black plastic DEC BA42A SZ12X-MA SCSI/floppy expansion box VT320 w/LK207-EE with KED/EDT keycaps VT320 w/LK201 with KED/EDT keycaps Two DEC LA120 DECwriter-III printing terminals Three Diablo 630 Daisywheel printers (one New-In-Box) Two Clary DT1500 Uninterruptable power systems (UPS) Topaz Line-2 power conditioner Two MultiTech Multi-modem MT1432-BA (300 - 14,400 bps) MultiTech Multi-modem MT2834-BA RT-11 v5.2/5.4 documentation set RT-11 v5.6 documentation set DEC M8029 RXV21 controller for RX02 floppy disks Andromeda ESDC disk controller for ESDI & floppy drives Two DEC M8637-E 2MB memory boards Two DEC H9270 Backplanes Dual RX02 drives in chassis (NIB -- New In Box!) Three spare RX02 drives (in original boxes) Two VT1XX-CE DECword conversion kits for VT100 Three VT1XX-FB Anti-Glare kits for VT100 Fujitsu M2263E full-height 5-1/4" hard disk drive DEC RT-11 Distribution kits (v4.0 - v5.6) DECUS RT-11 SIG tapes (9-track) Many boxes of DEC-related hardware and supplies: "Floppy media -- RX02, RX33, RX50" "DEC Special parts & cables" "DEC Flat cables" "XXDP Listings from fiche" "DEC Cables & cords" "DEC MMJ Cables & fittings" much more, too much to list DEC Option Module list in 3" binder Three 6' Wright Line cabinets with roll-up doors: #1 Three tape hangers, two fixed shelves #2 4 fixed shelves, 1 roll-out shelf, 1 drawer #3 6 fixed shelves, 1 roll-out shelf Three New-In-Box (on pallets) Stantron 19" racks, on wheels. 21" panel height, 32" overall height, dark wood-grain laminate tops. Many 19" rack panels (plain & ventilated), shelves, rack slides, etc. Most brand new. Plus lots more PDP-11 Q-Bus chassis, backplanes, power supplies, and miscellaneous stuff in a large room we have not yet explored. There are more boxes and two more Wright Line cabinets filled with DEC stuff at Bob's house which we have not yet explored. We also expect to find more disk drives and ???? when we open his storage unit. Feel free to contact me by e-mail, or telephone me at the below numbers. Sincerely, Alan E. Frisbie -- Flying Disk Systems, Inc. 323-256-2575 (office) -- 4759 Round Top Drive 213-718-1635 (cellular) -- Los Angeles, CA 90065 -- Lyle Bickley Bickley Consulting West Inc. http://bickleywest.com "Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"