Strange DEC stuff.

[Paul Anderson]

Hi Mattis,

I think It's PDP-14 stuff also.  I'd be interested in trading for it  to
put it with the rest of my 14 stuff.

Thanks, Paul

On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 3:09 PM Mattis Lind via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:

> An ex-DEC engineer offloaded some strange stuff that was going to the skip.
> I just thought I could have a look. But what is it?
>
> There is two backplanes marked KA14 and BE14. I thought it was the PDP-14,
> but I am not sure really.
>
> https://i.imgur.com/86tcLFz.jpg
> https://i.imgur.com/BWiCz8l.jpg
>
> I came together with a similar sized PSU.
>
> Then there was a strange DEC workshop built paper tape reader. The reader
> mechanics looks similar to PC04 and PC05 but is smaller. The wheel is
> smaller and the stepper motor is smaller as well. Are these parts from some
> other DEC reader they cobbled together at DEC for inhouse duty.
>
> https://i.imgur.com/0zv55pP.jpg
> https://i.imgur.com/rE423Hi.jpg
> https://i.imgur.com/8th1y3Z.jpg
> https://i.imgur.com/VKoH2LX.jpg
>
> Any clues?
>