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Herb’s DEC PDP-8/f (retrotechnology.com) My PDP-8/F which was acquired from Princeton University several years ago.In 2009 I started to pay attention to it in, thanks to my colleague David Gesswein. In May 2012 at a MARCH fix-it event, I opened it up and cleaned out most of the soft-foam cushioning and inspected the cards. In May 2013, David and I checked out the power supply, then the cards, and got the 8/f mostly running! Since then, I’ve acquired additional PDP-8 items, which are noted on this Web page.
PDP-8/A repairs at VCF workshop Sept 2019 (retrotechnology.com) Sept 28-29 2019: I went to a Vintage Computing Federation (VCF) MidAtlantic repair workshop, at InfoAge in Wall NJ where their museum is located. I brought my PDP-8/A system and various Programmers Panels I’ve acquired. I wanted to test the panels and get familiar again with the 8/A. This Web page references the workshop, some other items I worked on, and links to my 8/A work.

PDP-8 (Wikipedia) The PDP-8 is a family of 12-bit minicomputers that was produced by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Launched in 1965, it was the first minicomputer to sell for under $20,000, and the $25,000 mark for a complete system would later be a defining characteristic of the minicomputer class. Over 50,000 units were sold during the model’s lifetime.