DEC M8350 - KA8E posibus interface

Al Kossow aek at bitsavers.org
Mon Jun 20 17:59:16 CDT 2005


 > Can anyone provide more details?

M8350 is the interface from the Omnibus to the positive (TTL) I/O
interface first used in the PDP8/I. It is used to interface to the
rack of modules style interfaces.

There is a related Data Break (ie. DMA) interface card M8360

As I suggested before, you want to watch for the 8/A RL interface
card

The RX8E floppy card intf part number is M8357

http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/pdp8/hard8e/modules.html

for a list of modules.

Again, watch for cables. Omnibus cables are useful, as are the
over-the top board connector blocks.

Omnibus cables LOOK like Unibus cables (but they aren't...)

Easiest way to tell is Unibus cables have a section of the paddle
edge connector fingers connected together with a big PCB trace






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