Den tis 29 aug. 2023 kl 13:30 skrev Chris Zach via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org>:
> Oh baloney. As long as the backplane pins are not mushed these are > surprisingly easy to fix and mouse crap can be vacuumed out and cleaned > off the cards and pins. > > The thing that drove me the most nuts was finding a backplane wire that > had worn through its insualtion and shorted against another pin. > Fully agree. Anders Sandahl in Sweden restored a PDP-8/L to operating condition. It has been stored for many years in a damp garage. A lot of rust, hundreds of bad components. Bad core memory but eventually it was running fine. https://pdp-9.net/pdp-8-l So I also think it should be possible to get it to run again. /Mattis > C > > On 8/29/2023 12:01 AM, Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote: > > Look at the photos. Let it rust in peace in mouse heaven. It is just > scrap. > > > > > > On Tue, 29 Aug 2023, 1:30 am Bill Degnan via cctalk, < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > > wrote: > > > >> It can be yours for only $15,000 plus shipping > >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/126067408991 > >> > >> sheesh. > >> > >> Bill > >> >