The order of the cards actually don't matter at all. DEC documentation have an order given, but putting them in backwards, or placing them elsewhere...
I ordered a digital scope, a Siglent SDS1202X-E, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XZML6RD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and it...
Panasonic seems to have made at least a short run of them at one point. They're called LT-1 floppies. I don't have any, but I'll keep an eye out for...
Jerry has started a very nice series on restoring an 8/M. So far, a detailed power supply repair and timing card testing. Thorough and well done with...