Robert C. Peckham -- RIP
Alan Frisbie
and PDP-11 fan, and my friend, Robert C. Peckham.
Bob was one of the driving forces behind the last release
(v5.7 -- Y2K-compliant) of RT-11. He continued to use it
long after most other people had moved on to other platforms.
Bob died peacefully in his sleep at home on September 9, 2009.
He had suffered from a variety of ailments over the years, and
they gradually forced him to give up the work and activities he
loved so much. His friends and family hope that he finds a
racetrack and fast cars in heaven so he can once again enjoy the
sport he excelled at.
Of immediate concern to the family is what to do with Bob's
collection of PDP-11 systems and supplies. An inventory has not
yet been made, but they want it to go to "a good home", someone
who would appreciate it. Besides the PDP-11 equipment, there
are also several Wright Line media cabinets, DEC manuals,
handbooks, and related supplies. There is at least one 9-track
tape drive, one or two Diablo 630 printers, and an LA120
DECwriter. Everything is located in Glendale, California.
Because Bob left his family with a mountain of debts, they cannot
afford to ship anything and would appreciate at least a nominal
payment for some of the items. I will post an inventory to these
groups in the next few weeks as we dig our way through the
collection.
Feel free to contact me at the above address (after removing
"_REMOVE") if there is anything in particular you would like
me to keep my eyes open for.
Sincerely,
Alan E. Frisbie
-- Flying Disk Systems, Inc. 323-256-2575
-- 4759 Round Top Drive
-- Los Angeles, CA 90065
Alan Frisbie
from the late Bob Peckham's office in Glendale, California (near
Burbank).
The office landlord has thrown us a curve, and wants us to have
everything out by October 1. That is only a few days away!
We originally thought we would have several weeks to clean it out.
As a result, we simply don't have time to pack and ship anything.
If you can come and pick it up before Thursday (Oct. 1), that would
be great. Otherwise, we will *attempt* to move it to a storage
unit and deal with it in a few weeks. Sadly, if we run out of
time or space, it will have to be dumped.
Because the family is left with a mountain of medical and other
bills, they would appreciate reasonable offers for this
equipment. They would like to have everything go to good
homes, where it will be used and appreciated, rather than to
a dealer who will break it up and sell it.
---------- Inventory as of 27-Sep-2009 ----------
Two complete Q-Bus PDP-11 systems belonging to the late
Bob Peckham, plus lots of miscellaneous PDP-11 related parts
and supplies.
Note: The system disks were removed and destroyed by order of
his family and attorney to protect confidential client data.
System #1
Rack 1 DEC H967 (42" high) rack with H874-A power controller
Empty generic 5-1/4" Chassis
DEC 11/23-BC (BA11-S) Chassis containing:
M8192-YB PDP-11/73 CPU
M7551-AB MSV11 1MB memory
M8043 DMV11 DDCMP (DECnet) communications card
M8047 MXV11 multi-function card
M7516-YM DELQA Ethernet card
M9047 Dual-height bus grant card
M8029 RXV21 controller for RX02 floppy disks
Quad-height bus grant card
M9404-YA Q-Bus expansion card
DEC 11/23 (BA11-S) Expansion Chassis containing:
M9405-YA Q-Bus expansion card
M3104 DHV11 4-line serial multiplexer
Dual-height bus grant card
Dilog (model?) tape drive controller (for below drive)
Quad-height bus grant card
Andromeda ESDC disk controller for ESDI & floppy drives
Andromeda SCDC disk controller for SCSI & floppy drives
Quad-height bus grant card
Codar Technology model 102 Q-Timer & boot card
DEC 11/23-BC (BA11-S) Expansion Chassis containing:
Load Board (power resistors)
M3104 DHV11 4-line serial multiplexer
Fujitsu Power supply (not hooked up)
+5 @ 11A
+24 @ 5A
-12 @ 5A
5-1/4" generic chassis containing:
5-1/4" floppy disk drive (not hooked up)
Rack 2 DEC H967 (42" high) rack with Pulizzi power controller
RX02 dual 8" floppy disk subsystem
Cipher M891340-96-1050U 1600/3200 bpi tape drive
System #2
DEC "11V23" rack (31" high) w/power controller containing:
DEC "DPM23 (BA11-SA) Chassis containing:
M8637-EF 2MB memory
M8190-AE PDP-11/83 CPU board
M9047 Dual-width grant card
M8043 DLV11-J 4-port serial card
M9047 Dual-width grant card
M7516-YM DELQA Ethernet card
M9047 Dual-width grant card
Andromeda SCDC disk controller for SCSI & floppy drives
DEC BA11-N Chassis containing:
M8192 PDP-11/73 CPU
M7551-AC MSV11-QA memory
(three blank slots)
Andromeda ESDC disk controller for ESDI & floppy drives
(three blank slots)
Additional PDP-11 related equipment, documentation, and supplies:
Many DEC rack filler panels, both BA11-S style (metal
w/rounded top & bottom) and 10" black plastic
DEC BA42A SZ12X-MA SCSI/floppy expansion box
VT320 w/LK207-EE with KED/EDT keycaps
VT320 w/LK201 with KED/EDT keycaps
Two DEC LA120 DECwriter-III printing terminals
Three Diablo 630 Daisywheel printers (one New-In-Box)
Two Clary DT1500 Uninterruptable power systems (UPS)
Topaz Line-2 power conditioner
Two MultiTech Multi-modem MT1432-BA (300 - 14,400 bps)
MultiTech Multi-modem MT2834-BA
RT-11 v5.2/5.4 documentation set
RT-11 v5.6 documentation set
DEC M8029 RXV21 controller for RX02 floppy disks
Andromeda ESDC disk controller for ESDI & floppy drives
Two DEC M8637-E 2MB memory boards
Two DEC H9270 Backplanes
Dual RX02 drives in chassis (NIB -- New In Box!)
Three spare RX02 drives (in original boxes)
Two VT1XX-CE DECword conversion kits for VT100
Three VT1XX-FB Anti-Glare kits for VT100
Fujitsu M2263E full-height 5-1/4" hard disk drive
DEC RT-11 Distribution kits (v4.0 - v5.6)
DECUS RT-11 SIG tapes (9-track)
Many boxes of DEC-related hardware and supplies:
"Floppy media -- RX02, RX33, RX50"
"DEC Special parts & cables"
"DEC Flat cables"
"XXDP Listings from fiche"
"DEC Cables & cords"
"DEC MMJ Cables & fittings"
much more, too much to list
DEC Option Module list in 3" binder
Three 6' Wright Line cabinets with roll-up doors:
#1 Three tape hangers, two fixed shelves
#2 4 fixed shelves, 1 roll-out shelf, 1 drawer
#3 6 fixed shelves, 1 roll-out shelf
Three New-In-Box (on pallets) Stantron 19" racks, on
wheels. 21" panel height, 32" overall height, dark
wood-grain laminate tops.
Many 19" rack panels (plain & ventilated), shelves, rack
slides, etc. Most brand new.
Plus lots more PDP-11 Q-Bus chassis, backplanes, power supplies,
and miscellaneous stuff in a large room we have not yet explored.
There are more boxes and two more Wright Line cabinets filled
with DEC stuff at Bob's house which we have not yet explored.
We also expect to find more disk drives and ???? when we open
his storage unit.
Feel free to contact me at the above address (after removing
"_REMOVE"), or telephone me at the below numbers.
Sincerely,
Alan E. Frisbie
-- Flying Disk Systems, Inc. 323-256-2575 (office)
-- 4759 Round Top Drive 213-718-1635 (cellular)