PDP-8/e and terminals in West Sussex, UK
Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ
gordonjcp at gjcp.net
Mon Nov 3 09:14:09 CST 2008
paul at frixxon.co.uk wrote:
> Thanks to Martin for grabbing 14 DEC terminals from me last week -- very
> pleasant to meet someone who is still working with PDPs and real terminals
> in the wild!
>
> I've just passed our waste electrical skip at work and noticed that
> someone has dumped a PDP-8/e box in there. I'm being imprecise about this
> because I've never seen one before. This isn't a big rack, just a single
> heavy box fronted by an orange and brown PDP-8/e front panel. I assume
> it's the processor itself. If I can chuck this in my car this evening,
> would anyone here be able to pick it up from me by the end of this month?
I'd love to pick it up! However, you'd be far better off sticking it on
eBay and then buying your SO something nice to make up for the house
full of old computers...
Seriously - grab it, they're worth something these days.
Gordon
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