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Does anyone still have a timesharing system running on their PDP-8? I know Josh Dersch modified TSS/8 to run from an RK05 on the LCM's 8/e, but since the LCM closed down I don't know of any other timesharing 8's that are still running. With any luck I'll get ETOS running soon, as I found the...

A few months ago I picked up an RK05j for my PDP-8/e, and I've finally got around to replacing the foam and testing the electronics, which so far seem fine. However when trying to load a cartridge, it doesn't seem to stick to the spindle magnet correctly, as the platter hits the "duckbill" when...

Is there anyone near the Pasadena CA area who'd be willing to crate up this rack of PDP-11 gear (sans Altair, plus RK05) and drop it off at the Port of LA for me? Cash, hardware, and beer can be provided in exchange. I'd do it myself, but I can't enter the US until the COVID restrictions are over.

I received a TI-59 Programmable Calculator with PC-100B printer as part of a bundle of other stuff. The printer unit lights up but no voltage appears on the terminals that connect it to the calculator. I believe the battery (which I don't have) needs to be connected for it to work properly. I...

FTGH: BBC Micro Case and Keyboard. It's pretty dirty but should probably clean up OK. If there's no interest I may consider saving keycaps if anyone needs any. For pics see: https://imgur.com/a/HShJUIa

Selling my VT510. Good working order, only flaws are the odd scuff and some very minor yellowing. Owned since new, only had a few months of use so no burn-in. Uses a normal PS/2 keyboard (not included) For pics, see here. Open to offers, feel free to DM me.

Selling my KIM-1 (Rev A, MOS Branded) with Corsham 60K RAM expansion, I/O interface (RS-232 and cassette), and Manual (reprint I think) Working order, got it to run Tiny BASIC last time I had a proper play with it. Has some minor PCB rework but in otherwise nice shape. I'm in England but can...

I got some Fabri-Tek gear going spare that was bundled with some PDP-8 stuff I bought recently. They appear to be protoboards of some kind, there's some documents hinting at a custom paper tape interface for a flexowriter compatible teleprinter, so it may have been for that. Obviously selling...

Hi All, I'm planning on doing a few projects in OS/8 BASIC, and am looking for the most feature-complete version I can find. While looking at David Gesswein's site (http://www.pdp8online.com/images/images/os8.shtml), I found that there's a few available - namely: OS/8 with BASIC OS/8 with...

So it turns out that the standard diameter of rain gutter here is just the right size to hold reels of DECtape... £5 and a trip to the hardware store later and now I have this. I hope someone finds this useful :)

Hi All, One of the items I saved from the scrapper in Utah was a PDP-8/e. When I first saw the pics of it (showing a snapped and bent bezel), I'd assumed that the front panel had been cracked too. When it arrived however, I could see that the panel itself wasn't in that bad shape. There's a few...

Hi All, I've had a 2nd TU56 arrive the other week, and I've just got around to giving it an initial look-over before I start refurbishing it. One thing that was immediately apparent is that all but one of the drive motors had seized up. After getting them out I could see that at some point the...

I'm looking for a couple of orange switch levers to restore a PDP-8/e panel.

I've just bought a PDP-8/f that's missing its front panel. If anyone has one, I'd like to buy it or trade for something.

Hi All, I recently found out that a scrapper in Utah had started pulling apart a PDP-8/a for its metals, so gave him an earful to say the least... Well, he got back to me, and after some back-and-fourths and a zoom call we managed to figure out a good deal of what he still has. So, if anyone's...

I'm looking for an H960 rack. I'd either like to buy it, or trade for a newer DEC rack that looks like a H9644 but taller. I believe the SA600 storage array used it. I'm near Bristol, England.

Hi All, I have a motherboard that I believe was from a Sun-4 4/260 or4/280. It's untested, but visually OK apart from missing ROMs and bent pins on a couple of PALs. Selling As-Is as I have no means of testing it. It's listed on eBay UK, item number 224211002357. The price is a placeholder...

Hi All, I'm looking for a PDP-8/f or m. At a minimum I'd like the chassis with PSU, front panel, and backplane as I already have enough spare OMNIBUS boards to build up a basic system, although I'd still be interested in the boards if you have any. Depending on the configuration and condition...

Hi All, Recently I bought a TU56 for my PDP-8/e setup, so thought why not document my progress here? The story so far... July 6th: Bought Drive from Al Kossow. August 8th: Drive safely arrives in Britain via DHL, thanks to some help from Bob Rosenbloom and his son with packing. August 20th...

Hi All, I'm stuck in England right now so haven't been able to get any work done on my 11/35 that's in California. I do however have a complete KD11-A board set here, and most of a spare set back in CA (minus the M7231). If anyone either side of the pond has a working 11/40 class system, I'd...