SBC6120 (a build-it-yourself PDP-8 clone) Last Buy and End ofLife

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Chuck Guzis wrote:
> Most folks think that the machine-pin sockets are the very best.  I thought
> so too, until putting a piece of equipment on a shake table convinced me
> otherwise.  If you want to withstand G forces, the better sockets to use
> for DIPs are the flat spring contact type that seat the DIP in sort of a
> "well" and make contact over the entire outside surface of the DIP pin.  I
> can dig out the Augat part number, if anyone's really interested.  Another

I'm interested.

Peace...  Sridhar