PDP-8.co.uk » pdp8/m http://pdp8.co.uk A guide to the preservation and restoration of PDP-8 computers Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:39:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The new arrivals http://pdp8.co.uk/2008/11/14/the-new-arrivals/ http://pdp8.co.uk/2008/11/14/the-new-arrivals/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:24:16 +0000 Toby Russell http://www.pdp8.co.uk/?p=9 On Wednesday I took possession of two PDP8/M’s rescued from a skip(!) by Paul Williams. It amazes me that -8s still land in skips at the end of their days and congratulations to Paul on such an amazing find of no less than 3 PDP-8s (the other being an -8/E)

The first machine is complete and pretty well spec-ed having an RX8 controller in it and 24K of core memory. The second machine is basically an empty chassis which is in pretty good shape bar a few missing console switches.

My intention originally was to keep the empty chassis as a parts bin for the more complete unit, however I have since managed to locate a full board set and assuming I can get them for an affordable price I will ultimately return this second unit to service.

Restoration of the more complete M will start early in the new year once I have finished off my current project of cataloguing my collection.

Here are some pictures of the machines:

Machine 1

Machine 2

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