22 Sep
2022
22 Sep
'22
5:47 p.m.
It is sacrelege!
In all honesty, real front panels are expensive. An 11/40 front panel sold recently on
eBay for $2000! (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314122754771
<https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314122754771>)
They’re also hard to come by, and most that have them are going to be very reluctant to
part with them.
I suggest, if you want a display piece, the very good replicas done by Oscar Vermeulen. He
offers both a PDP-11 and PDP-8 replica kit, powered by a Rasberry Pi and the SimH
emulator. He is also working on a PDP-10 replica as well.
These are reasonably priced, and very good quality, working, scaled replicas of their
respective systems. (https://obsolescence.wixsite.com/obsolescence/pidp-11
<https://obsolescence.wixsite.com/obsolescence/pidp-11>)
It’s worth noting that other replica front panel systems are available as well, including,
but not limited to the Altairduino 8080
On Sep 22, 2022, at 6:05 PM, Peter Van Peborgh via
cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I know this is sacrilege but I am looking for the front panel of a *Data
General Nova *and/or *a DEC PDP 8/11/12/15*.
Why? I collect artefacts from the days of the minicomputer and earlier and
I want them for my collection/display. They should be not too damaged and
of course do not need to be functional. I would be willing to pay
postage/freight.
Any offers? Any offers?
Peter
PS Please don't shout at me!