16 Feb
2003
16 Feb
'03
5:36 a.m.
Does anyone know of a source for (or have) enough
PDP-8 (the original
"straight") front panel switches to fill in a front panel? I am working
on a replica of the PDP-8 (non-functional) for a museum exhibit, and need
to find either a source for switches or some that look close enough.
In the interests of keeping viable machines still functioning, and given that
this is for a non-functional museum display, it might be worth looking into
actually making something - painted wood, vacuum-formed plastic, whatever.
Just a thought. I'm not a DEC person (don't have the space!) and these switches
might be common as muck for all I know. But I'd hate to think parts were being
used on a static display that could be used to keep hardware running
elsewhere...
cheers
Jules
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