Wanted!

Urgently needed:

  • OMIBUS magnetic core memory: Any amount, any condition, any manufacturer!
  • RK05 drive
  • TC08 or TC01 DECtape controller
  • TD8E bootstrap card


Always very welcome:

  • PDP-8 Processors (Straight-8, 8/I, 8/L, 8/E, 8/M)
  • OMNIBUS peripheral controllers
  • Documentation
  • Software
  • Spare parts
  • Paper tape punch rolls
  • Every kind of terminal equipment
  • Plotters of every kind
  • WireWrap supplies and tools
  • Plotter rolls for narrow Calcomp Plotter
  • All kinds of old vintage computer peripherals (including tape drives!)



If you have some of these things and can imagine parting with them, please get in touch with me!

Missing software

Product Code: MAINDEC-08-DHKMC-A-D
Product Name: PDP-8E Extended Memory Address Test (EA8E)
Date Created: April 1975
Maintainer  : Diagnostic Group
Author      : Vernon Frey, D.Macomber

Product Code: MAINDEC-12-D8CD-D
Product Name: KW12A Clock Test
Date Created: December 1, 1971
Maintainer  : Diagnostic Group
Author      : Raymond Shoop

Product Code: MAINDEC-12-D8LA
Product Name: A.I.P Instruction Test 1
Date Created: June 1, 1971
Maintainer  : Diagnostic Group
Author      : Raymond Shoop

Product Code: MAINDEC-08-DHRKC-E-D
Product Name: RK8E Data Reliability Test
Date Created: April 15, 1975
Maintainer  : Diagnostic Group
Author      : John Vrobel

Product Code: MAINDEC-8E-D8AB-D(D)
Product Name: DK8E Clocks Diagnostic
Date Created: June 1, 1971
Maintainer  : Diagnostic Programming Group
Author      : John Vrobel

Product Code: MAINDEC-8E-D6CA-D
Product Name: VC8-E Display Diagnostic
Date Created: June 21, 1971
Maintainer  : Diagnostic Ggroup
Author      : Patrick Coyne

Replaces    : MAINDEC-8E-D3AB
Product Name: TD8E DECTape Diagnostic
Date Created: November 1, 1972
Maintainer  : Diagnostic Group
Author      : E.Steinberger/B.Hansen

Product Code: DEC-08-LHAA-D
Product Name: "HELP" Loader
Date Created: April 1, 1967
Maintainer  : Software Services Group

Product Code: Digital-8-5-U-Sym
Product Name: Binary Punch (ASR33 or 75A)
Date Created: March 1, 1965

Product Code: MAINDEC-08-D4A0-D
Product Name: PDP-8, 8/I Memory Parity Checkerboard
Date Created: May 14, 1968
Maintainer  : Diagnostics Group

(Date of list: April 5, 2008)