15 Jun
2015
15 Jun
'15
12:54 a.m.
Hello Pontus.
Thank you for the information.
Your two machines (colour sat apart) do fall into my A and B Types quite
well
Seeing the one with the one with the missing toggle switches reminds me
that I have
an enquiry out re getting some made.
I dont know if I have asked you before ( I have a serial brain in a
parallel world) but I'm looking for some boards to get my 8/e
running.
M833
M-8340
M-8341
M-8300
I alreay have an M-8310 and a 549057 (Keys and lamps) along with core
and I/o
Regards
Rod
On 15/06/2015 08:10, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
Hi Rod
I'm sorry I haven't replied sooner, you are not forgotten. It is just
that my second 8/e was much harder to reach than I had hoped for. (I'm
shipping out a set of computers that are in the way).
DOH! I just recalled.. I have pictures online, these are my machines:
Type A:
http://www.pdp8.se/bild/PDP8e_front.jpg
Type B:
http://www.pdp8.se/slask/front_paneler/pdp8e_typeb.jpg
As you see, the Type A, which I believe is older, has straight switch
position lines, no dividers and a "box" arround the switch.
The Type B has angled switch position lines, dividers, but no box
arround the switch.
Type B has noticably less saturated colors.
I can take better pictures of the Type B panel which is accessible, but
I'm not sure it will help.
Regards,
Ppntus
On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 10:46:47PM +0100, Rod Smallwood wrote:
> Hi Pontus
> Please define which two the colours differ between.
> Is the current version with the vertical switch position correct?
> If that is the case then the other one with angled switch position
> lines and dividers between groups of lamps must differ.
>
> The two colours are referred to as Amber and Terra Cotta.
> If they differ then they must have different names.
>
> As I am a bit colour blind the matching is done by our two
> screen printing
> ladies who are art graduates and qualified colourists.
> (in general females have better colour vision)
>
> If you have an example of a Type B ( angled switch position
> lines and dividers)
> that shows the difference in colour I'd really like a copy
> before we ship any type B
>
> Rod
>
>
> On 11/06/2015 08:01, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
>> The color is quite different between the two. I can take comparative
>> photos, but I suppose it will be quite meaningless as a guide.
>>
>> /P
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 06:47:25AM +0100, Rod Smallwood wrote:
>>> Asof now I know of two variations
>>>
>>> 1, Selector switch positions 1 and 6 lines can be vertical
>>> or at an angle to the vertical
>>>
>>> 2, Vertical divider between groups of three lamps
>>>
>>> Anybody seen an 8/e panel with anything else?
>>>
>>> Rod
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
