1 Jul
2007
1 Jul
'07
10:10 p.m.
From: "Ethan Dicks" <ethan.dicks at gmail.com>
On 7/1/07, woodelf wrote:
I still think it's the 8/i, not the 8/S. Compare with:
http://www.simulogics.com/nostalgia/DEC/8-I_01.jpg
FWIW, the 8/i also has the switches on a separate board from the
lights, making it fairly easy to mount them at an angle like that.
Vince
Dave McGuire wrote:
I've only known the rack mount version.I stand corrected.
> -Dave
I've seen pictures of the racked version, I have a square table-top
version (black cover, approximately the same size as a table-top -8/e,
but I've never seen the pedestal -8/S before. I know how the switches
can be angled like that - unlike the -8/e or even the -8/i and -8/L,
the -8/S has two boards for its front panel - one is a stubble board
with the switches on it, then the board for the lights occupies row
two, then hangs over the top of the switch board in row one. It's not
difficult to imagine them making a modified switch board with the
switches parallel to the backplane instead of perpendicular.
Has anyone ever seen one of those in person? I'm kinda wondering if
they ever sold any or just mocked it up for the brochure. >
http://www.dvq.com/ads/dec_sa_4_68.jpg
> what is the piece of equipment that is in the third row from the
> left,
> second one down? It looks like a mini computer built into a table,
It is a PDP-8/S. 
