On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 8:43 AM Chris Zach <c...@alembic.crystel.com> wrote: > On 4/10/2022 6:05 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote: > >> Ton of pdp8/12 IO cables. These are the black circular wire ones, I > >> think negibus. > > > > There's definitely some discussion going on about those. They are > > desired by 12-bit folks. > > *nod* To me classic computer stuff falls into two categories. There is > stuff that is common so you sell it for a reasonable price or trade it > or whatnot on Ebay/whatever. Q bus boards, systems, normal pdp11's, > stuff like that. You just either sell it on Ebay (whatever) or give it > to someone for a minimal cost of shipping and handling who has a system > and really needs it (think 11/24 CPU boards)
Sure. > Then there is the stuff that is "priceless" and goes for stupid amounts... Agreed. > The IO cables fall into the latter category. So what's the best way to > have them find a home with a person who will use them and not just > another trophy in a box of parts or an exhibit in some museum? Thunderdome? ;-) But seriously, probably to ask here and on the Classic Computer Discord channel (a mix of folks from here and not from here, mostly US-based) who could even use such a thing. I have a couple of Negibus machines. The only one I'm really missing cables for is a PDP-8/S, so I can connect up a PT08 once I find/fabricate one. If someone had a PDP-12 or LINC-8, that would be, to me, a higher priority need (especially since I haven't even relamped my -8/S yet). I wish I'd gotten the ASR-33 that originally came with it (since some had the PT08 in the base) but alas, that was gone before I got there. Events like VCF concentrate the interested population - I've been part of a "12-bit panel", up on stage with Kyle Owen, Jack Rubin, Vince Slyngstad, etc., exactly the sort of people who would _use_ I/O cables not flip them. Trade stuff is harder. I know you are seeking external memory boxes for the -8/L, but those are quite rare. I just have the one and it's not an extra. Any 12-bit spare parts I might have are Omnibus bits. Cheers, -ethan