front panel display for a modern PC

Hi, have a look at my "PDP-11" front panel / console. Although I used a ?P (6809), the simple "protocol" is sufficient to drive the LEDs, read the switches and catch the toggles (momentary switches). Check out www.pdp-11.nl and browse to the "my projects" pages ... Patches in SIMH makes it a "98% full" operational PDP-11 console. At least, I can use the front panel to load a bootstrap and start RT-11 without touching the keyboard! I/O is easily expanded by using octal latches, otherwise you will run out of pins to LEDs/switches really fast. Count the required I/O for a "nice" front panel! I have bought from eBay (long ago) two front panels of the HP (IIRC 2113 and 2117). Never got the time to repeat the "trick" and run an HP in SIMH with a real front panel. - Henk