[personal] Re: PDP-8/e and terminals in West Sussex, UK

[Mike Hatch]

So who was the lucky recipient ?

Best regards,
Mike Hatch

Web - www.soemtron.org
Email - mike at soemtron.org

Looking for a PDP-7 (some hope!)

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Subject: [personal] Re: PDP-8/e and terminals in West Sussex, UK


> It appears that I'm the only person on this list who doesn't want a
> PDP-8/E! Thanks for all the responses -- too many to respond to
> individually. I managed to get the PDP-8/E in my car yesterday, with a bit
> of huffing and puffing. A new home has now been found for it, where I am
> told it will be put on display at least annually.
>
> I was surprised that I didn't know that we had one on site before it was
> disposed of because I'm always hunting around the labs for interesting
> kit. It appears to have been part of some automated test equipment made by
> GenRad. There were GenRad boxes in the skip and the 8/E has some "General
> Radio" stickers on it.
>
> This morning, I've found two PDP-8/M boxes. One of them is populated, and
> the other one appears to be almost empty (so it's now just a pretty front
> panel, or a source of switches for repairing the other one).
>
> I've put some photos of the 8/E and the two 8/Ms on a web site. I was
> going to do the flickr thing but I'm trying to do real work as well, so I
> apologise for the pics being uncropped and rather large.
>
> http://hisdeedsaredust.com/pdp/
>
> You'll see two pictures of my storage unit as it was at lunchtime. This
> needs to be clear by the end of the month. Eek!
>
> If you'd like either or both of the 8/Ms (bearing in mind, as I said, that
> only one of them has any boards in), make me an offer. You will have to
> come and collect them from Crawley, so please don't ask me to ship them.
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