26 Nov
2001
26 Nov
'01
12:06 p.m.
The undercoat is the right one. Keep in mind the color is light gray
and can look almost white in a gamma saturated picture.
Also over the early years DEC standard gray has never been exactly
the same color. It tended to standardize over time.
Allison
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Turnbull <pete(a)dunnington.u-net.com>
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Date: Monday, November 26, 2001 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: PDP-8/E questions
RX02
On Nov 25, 1:13, Pete Turnbull wrote:
> The front bezel (frame round the panel) has been repainted white, and
the
paint has
flaked or chipped off in places, to reveal a chipped coat of
beige paint. I'd like to refinish and respray it. What's the correct
colour?
On Nov 25, 1:28, Tony Duell wrote:
Mine is the normal DEC white colour (same as an
RK05 or RX01, or...
panel).
And I don't think it's ever been
repainted
On Nov 24, 21:03, ajp166 wrote:
DEC gray #68 A color close to eggshell toward
very light gray.
OK, so which? White or gray? I'm inclined to believe Allison, as my is the same colour as my QBus machines, and that's
gray. But my 11/40
is
lighter than that (though still not white), and in the
pictures on David
Gesswein's pages (eg
http://www.pdp8.net/pdp8em/pics/topboards.shtml?small)
it looks decidely white....
Mine has obviously had a thick coat (undercoat?) of grey, same colour as
my
RX02, 11/23plus, 11/03, 11T23, 11/34, etc; but also had
a thinner coat
of
white on top.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York