21 Nov
2014
21 Nov
'14
11:20 a.m.
Congrats, the 2100 is a wonderful machine. IMHO, the
easiest/quickest/MostFunctional front panel ever on any computer. The "light
being the pushbutton" allows for really quick entry/changes and strong
visual cues. I find I can enter front panel code quicker on that panel than
any other.
Yes, fortunately I do have the 'full' panel. I've not tested all the bulbs
yet, although
I do find extracting them and getting them back to be painful. The fomer is possible
using my (UK) Post Office Extractor Np 5 (used for telephone exchange bulbs), but
aligning the pins with the tiny holes in the switch to re-insert them is a pain...
[Floating point]
I believe the microcode listings are around. Can't
put my fingers on it at
the moment.
I have the CPU microcode listings, I think, in one of the manuals. I've also read
the microcoding manual, for all I don't have a WCS board (that is something I
[Panel keylock switch]
I probably have a spare key... but at the least,
I'm sure I could loan you a
key so you can have a copy made.
I have been offered a spare key already. If that doesn't work out, I suspect
taking the lock apart and measuring the pins is the way forwards. These locks
are not complicated, I have done it before on other machines.
-tony