On 03/03/2016 12:52 AM, jwsmobile wrote:
  Anyone have a source for IDC cables / supplies?
I'm in
 need of some 40, 50 and various other cables and connectors.
 I need some specifically for dec systems so those would be
 even better.
 The most urgent need is cables for the PDP 8/A front panel
 cabling. They are all 40 pin.  I've got a unit with the
 programmers panel, so need cables for it and for the basic
 power panel.
 
Generally, you can make the 40-pin DEC cables yourself.  All
you need is cable, the connectors and a vise.
I do these all the time.  (Harder is the DEC proprietary
printed ribbon cables.)
Jon