8 Jun
2015
8 Jun
'15
9 a.m.
Hi
I did consider that and as there will be more that the few I had planned.
I can do that. I thought I might call it a Replic8 or a Fake8 or Makan8
for the kit.
I am some what flattered that my humble efforts at artwork could be
mistaken for the real thing.
Thinking back some forty years I seem to remember that whilst at DEC I
heard that they (the panels)
were made removable so OEM's could brand their own systems.
Mind you there was also a story that college students could remove one
in under 60 seconds
On 08/06/2015 16:32, William Donzelli wrote:
Suggestion:
it?s a good practice in general for replicas to be marked explictly as a replica. The
marking can be very small and inconspicuous, but it seems like good form to have one.
Yes, I was going to mention this as well. The trick (which is not hard
at all) is to make the marking declaring it a replica hidden from
normal view, but in such a place where it would be discovered easily
during an audit or inspection.
And, yes, DEC panels did have minor variations in artwork. For example
stock green PDP-12 panels come in at least two versions - early ones
have lower case in the markings, but later ones do not.
--
Will