3 Nov
2011
3 Nov
'11
9:36 a.m.
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
On 11/03/2011 11:40 AM, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
>
> It's a promotional picture, I'm guessing this is just like the 8/I
> pedistal, a
> one-off that never sold.
Perhaps it was. A shame if so.
I've seen that photo before - also very nice.
I don't relish the idea of trying to fabricate an -8/I backplane from
modules (to fabricate a pedestal-mounted -8/I), but one could
semi-easily cobble up an ad-hoc -8/M from an Omnibus backplane and
-8/M frontpanel board/plexi and make a table-top rack-mount enclosure
with modern tools.
I already have an SBC6120+FP6120 in a hand-made picture frame so I can
have the small-form-factor gee-whiz experience right now, but there's
still a lot of appeal in a desktop PDP-8 from original parts.
If I were any good at steel fabrication, I have access to the tools to
make something like that case. Perhaps it would be feasible from
aluminum with T-slot extrusions and cut panels. That's well within my
skillset.
-ethan
