From: Sean Caron
>
>I dunno, guys, that might be a little paranoid ... a lot of this
>stuff is big and heavy ... I just can't imagine a thief coming
>in and carting away PDP-11s, VAX-11s, RP/RL/TU drives,
>IBM mainframes, whole racks and the like
>
Nope. My wife used to work in commercial real e
well it is amazing what people that want meth will do...
they remind me of the creatures mutated in I AM LEGEND
but that is why Will needs to add a good alarm system on his building
and get 2 friends... the pitbulls named byteemintheass and
snapoffurballs if they in case the
On Sat, 13 Jun 2015, John Wilson wrote:
Re theft: yeah there's no way a random house burglar would bother
Are the middle of the night, in the rain, in the gutter, catalytic
converter thefts actually worth it?
Besides theft issues, there can be additional reasons for anonymity.
consider the
On Sat, 13 Jun 2015 04:57:48 -0400
couryho...@aol.com wrote:
> Al if you can run him down and find s/n's that would be
> great... what are the s/n's at CHM on their units?
There is an online catalog for CHM artifacts. Physical objects listed
include their serial numbers (if available).
On 6/13/2015 2:14 AM, Mike Ross wrote:
I have an old computer collection in the workshop.
I also have a gun collection in the house :-)
If anyone can *still* successfully make off with my pdps, they can
bloody have them! :D
Mike
Where did I put my shovel? Sigh 20+ years of digging however.
> Well, its the same with enigma's. all remaining machines are registered with
> their serialnumbers, So selling after stealing becomes very difficult. that
> is why a database with serialnumbers connected to people is crucial.
This is wrong. There are a fair amount of Enigmas in collections that
> I dunno, guys, that might be a little paranoid ... a lot of this stuff is
> big and heavy ... I just can't imagine a thief coming in and carting away
> PDP-11s, VAX-11s, RP/RL/TU drives, IBM mainframes, whole racks and the like
So I suppose I will just repost what I said on 8 May 2015 (not that
On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 04:41:26AM -0400, couryho...@aol.com wrote:
>John - Ref your 8S below - Happy to add this to the list.
>any other good background info as to prior users etc?
>yes if you can get the S/N will add that.
Will do on next visit. Dunno about past user (IIRC it has
good point Simon!
Ed#
In a message dated 6/13/2015 2:57:09 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
sim...@dds.nl writes:
Well, its the same with enigma's. all remaining machines are registered
with their serialnumbers, So selling after stealing becomes very difficult.
that is why a database w
Well, its the same with enigma's. all remaining machines are registered with their serialnumbers, So selling after stealing becomes very difficult. that is why a database with
serialnumbers connected to people is crucial.
On 13-06-15 09:55, couryho...@aol.com wrote:
I think the only people th
Rich.
did you want physical address listed too?
also need both s/n's
correctedurl at _www.smecc.org/pdp-8.htm_
(http://www.smecc.org/pdp-8.htm)
That address has not been current since 2010 or so.
Please use http://www.LivingComputerMuseum.org instead.
Thanks!
Rich
Rich Alders
Al if you can run him down and find s/n's that would be great...
what are the s/n's at CHM on their units?
Ed#
In a message dated 6/12/2015 2:25:30 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
a...@bitsavers.org writes:
On 6/10/15 12:11 PM, Michael Thompson wrote:
>> I know of 17 PDP-
That is a beauty!
You moved all that gear from UK to USA?
In a message dated 6/12/2015 2:26:10 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
tmfdm...@gmail.com writes:
I have one, restored, was running when stored but not powered up in
some considerable time.
Serial number unknown; IIRC correctly
John - Ref your 8S below - Happy to add this to the list.
any other good background info as to prior users etc?
yes if you can get the S/N will add that.
I need to get the S/N of the SMECC one too I will have to take 3
helpers over to warehouse to exhume it.
I will also g
PDP-S ( and Classic 8 too) in the intake form . . yes we are working up
an entry for with different fields in it.
Be aware though as soon as you say you HAVE ONE OF THOSE on this
list or any other
you have tagged yourself as having one. if someone wants your details
it does
That is NEAT! what application are they using it for and who is doing
the maint. on it?
Probably an interesting story there!
Ed#
In a message dated 6/12/2015 5:48:28 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
tdk.kni...@gmail.com writes:
been told of one in winnipeg. havent seen it to confirm t
Heh! The will have to pry my PDP 8 from my cold dead hands to get it
<>
In a message dated 6/13/2015 1:14:19 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
tmfdm...@gmail.com writes:
I have an old computer collection in the workshop.
I also have a gun collection in the house :-)
If anyone can *sti
I have an old computer collection in the workshop.
I also have a gun collection in the house :-)
If anyone can *still* successfully make off with my pdps, they can
bloody have them! :D
Mike
On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 2:52 AM, Sean Caron wrote:
> I dunno, guys, that might be a little paranoid ...
Well... we will accept anonymous entries for the listthat will be
public but the submitter will have to send us a nice photo of the unit
with s/n tag etc and their smiling face next to it for the non
published files! <>
I think the only people this month that have to
I dunno, guys, that might be a little paranoid ... a lot of this stuff is
big and heavy ... I just can't imagine a thief coming in and carting away
PDP-11s, VAX-11s, RP/RL/TU drives, IBM mainframes, whole racks and the like
... I can hardly move some of this stuff I have as one guy and it is
certai
been told of one in winnipeg. havent seen it to confirm though (winnipeg
canada) thats still in use
On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 4:46 PM, William Donzelli
wrote:
> > > If somebody were to try to make a "complete" list, it would make
> sense
> > > to provide variable levels of anonymity
> >
> > If somebody were to try to make a "complete" list, it would make sense
> > to provide variable levels of anonymity
> > ...
> > Prob'ly some people would be more willing to discuss what they have IFF
> > they aren't opening themselves to theft risk, and/or a deluge of "I'd
>
> From: Fred Cisin
> If somebody were to try to make a "complete" list, it would make sense
> to provide variable levels of anonymity
> ...
> Prob'ly some people would be more willing to discuss what they have IFF
> they aren't opening themselves to theft risk, and/or a de
John Wilson has a PDP-8/S in storage, unknown serial #, needs restoration.
He got it in Michigan about 20 years ago.
On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 6:43 PM, wrote:
> Michael - Many thanks for the great start!
>
> Lyle ok added yours.. neat you have it working!
> what is the status of his other
On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 03:11:21PM -0400, Michael Thompson wrote:
>Not everyone wants their collections to be public information but:
Didn't see mine on there. PDP-8/S, serial # unknown (it's in storage),
needs restoration. I got it in Michigan about 20 years ago.
John Wilson
D Bit
On Wed, 10 Jun 2015, couryho...@aol.com wrote:
Fred yes all valid.
if we are to put them in the registry though we have to be sure
that have one if they go nameless.
like if we get a response like:
my name is rick I have s/n 2
OK, there would need to be SOME contact bac
On 6/10/2015 4:19 PM, Lyle Bickley wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 18:43:51 -0400
couryho...@aol.com wrote:
Michael - Many thanks for the great start!
Lyle ok added yours.. neat you have it working!
what is the status of his other unit that was sold?
It's owned by another collector on t
Fred yes all valid.
if we are to put them in the registry though we have to be sure
that have one if they go nameless.
like if we get a response like:
my name is rick I have s/n 2
Ok we need a entry template for info that can be spread sheeted..
of course an
On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 18:43:51 -0400
couryho...@aol.com wrote:
> Michael - Many thanks for the great start!
>
> Lyle ok added yours.. neat you have it working!
> what is the status of his other unit that was sold?
It's owned by another collector on this list. I suspect they'll add
their
ok added! thanks Mike!
In a message dated 6/10/2015 2:24:01 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
tmfdm...@gmail.com writes:
I have one, restored, was running when stored but not powered up in
some considerable time.
Serial number unknown; IIRC correctly the tag with the serial number
was mis
Michael - Many thanks for the great start!
Lyle ok added yours.. neat you have it working!
what is the status of his other unit that was sold?
ok here starts the registry !
Have started on for classic 8 and one for 8S
It would be good to have some assistance in fig
I have one, restored, was running when stored but not powered up in
some considerable time.
Serial number unknown; IIRC correctly the tag with the serial number
was missing so may remain unknown.
Obtained from a collector called Erik in... Netherlands I think, circa
2004... who got it from John B
On 6/10/15 12:11 PM, Michael Thompson wrote:
I know of 17 PDP-8/S systems, including four at the RICM.
Last I heard, John Bordynuik still had one or two of them, but I
haven't spoken to him in years.
From: Michael Thompson
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 12:11 PM
> Living Computer Museum
> Two, unrestored
> http://www.pdpplanet.com
^
That address has not been current since 2010 or so.
Please use http://www.LivingComputerMuseum.org instead.
Thanks!
I know of 17 PDP-8/S systems, including four at the RICM.
Not everyone wants their collections to be public information but:
If somebody were to try to make a "complete" list, it would make sense to
provide variable levels of anonymity, such as name but not contact info,
state but no name, em
On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 15:11:21 -0400
Michael Thompson wrote:
> > I know of 17 PDP-8/S systems, including four at the RICM.
> > The RICM has an OMD8S data-break and memory expansion chassis for
> > an 8/S.
> >
>
> Not everyone wants their collections to be public information but:
>
> S/N 127, Tabl
On Tue, 9 Jun 2015 15:20:59 -0400
couryho...@aol.com wrote:
> ok lets start a list of them by s/n and for those that have
> surviving sales docs let us place sales dates with them to give
> an snapshot sales volume and time.
> I am going to try to get ours out of the tombs to sp
> I know of 17 PDP-8/S systems, including four at the RICM.
> The RICM has an OMD8S data-break and memory expansion chassis for an 8/S.
>
Not everyone wants their collections to be public information but:
S/N 127, Table Top, running, Sold on eBay 07/2003 for more than $3,000.
Rhode Island Comput
From: Michael Thompson
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 12:05 PM
>> On Jun 9, 2015, at 2:56 PM, Lyle Bickley wrote:
>> On Tue, 9 Jun 2015 14:27:57 -0400
>> Michael Thompson wrote:
>>> I know of 17 PDP-8/S systems, including four at the RICM.
>>> The RICM has an OMD8S data-break and memory expansio
17 is still pretty scarce!
In a message dated 6/9/2015 11:57:04 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
lbick...@bickleywest.com writes:
> I know of 17 PDP-8/S systems, including four at the RICM.
> The RICM has an OMD8S data-break and memory expansion chassis for an
> 8/S.
ok lets start a list of them by s/n and for those that have surviving
sales docs let us place sales dates with them to give an snapshot
sales volume and time.
I am going to try to get ours out of the tombs to spiff up and will
pull the s/n at that time
Ed Sharpe arc
>
> Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:26:07 -0700
> From: couryhouse
> Subject: Re: Front Panel Update
>
> 8s is rare?? ? We have one. ?Is there a an registry? ? Ed# ?smecc.org
>
> Ben.
>
>
I know of 17 PDP-8/S systems, including four at the RICM.
The RICM has an OMD8S data-break and memory expansion chas
I made a list from scanning classiccmp and Usenet groups.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 9, 2015, at 2:56 PM, Lyle Bickley wrote:
>
> On Tue, 9 Jun 2015 14:27:57 -0400
> Michael Thompson wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:26:07 -0700
>>> From: couryhouse
>>> Subject: Re: Front Panel U
On 6/9/2015 12:27 PM, Michael Thompson wrote:
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:26:07 -0700
From: couryhouse
Subject: Re: Front Panel Update
8s is rare?? ? We have one. ?Is there a an registry? ? Ed# ?smecc.org
Ben.
I know of 17 PDP-8/S systems, including four at the RICM.
The RICM has an OMD8S da
On Tue, 9 Jun 2015 14:27:57 -0400
Michael Thompson wrote:
> >
> > Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:26:07 -0700
> > From: couryhouse
> > Subject: Re: Front Panel Update
> >
> > 8s is rare?? ? We have one. ?Is there a an registry? ?
> > Ed# ?smecc.org
> >
> > Ben.
> >
> >
> I know of 17 PDP-8/S systems,
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