Recent content by shlafferty

The Group buy for a 32K RAM board for the PDP-8/e, 8/f, 8/m and 8/a ends March 31st. There is an article on the prototype and a link to a page on the group buy here: http://www.tronola.com/ Please note that the group buy is produced by Vince Slyngstad, who created the PCB for the project. I...

An article about a 32K RAM project for the PDP-8/e was published on Tronola in May 2013. Vince S. has created a PCB for this design and is offering a full kit for $95. The group buy for this will close March 31st. If you are interested, please click on the "Group Buy PCB Kit Ends March 31st"...

Think DEC built the first minis? Not so fast... I'm pleased to announce that we have just published a new, carefully researched article on Tronola.com which explores this very question: http://tronola.com/html/who_built_the_first_minicomput.html Enjoy! Steve Lafferty http://www.tronola.com

Hi Folks, I'm pleased to announce that Tronola.com has just published a comprehensive new construction article on the Spare Time Gizmos SBC6120/FP6120. This soup-to-nuts, four-part presentation, is loaded with tips on building the PDP-8/e replica. It includes coverage of updated parts lists...

Hi folks, I'm pleased to announce that we have just published a new vintage computing article on Tronola.com: "Building a 32K RAM Board for the PDP-8/e". You can read it here: http://www.tronola.com/html/ram_for_pdp-8e.html It includes a new look at interfacing memory to the Omnibus. --...