IM6100 project plan options (was OSI 560Z: DEC PDP-8 clone using 6100 & 6502)

Hi Guys, I built the SBC6120 (a PDP-8/E clone based on the HD6120 chip, http://sbc6120.SpareTimeGizmos.com) but a bunch of the people in the SBC6120 group also have IM6100 chips, sometimes tubes of 'em. We've been having a little discussion about what to do with them on the SBC6120 mailing list, and when I heard about this thread I thought I'd open up the discussion. To start off, I can think of a couple of ways to go with the 6100: * Another machine with a real lights and switches front panel (a simplified SBC6120+FP6120). To save money we'd have to use cheap metal handle (e.g. "Altair style") toggle switches instead of paddle switches. There'd be no fancy silk screened faceplate like the SBC6120 - if we had any faceplate, it'd probably be some laser printed graphics sandwiched between two clear sheets of plastic (again, "Altair style"!). You might even have to drill your own faceplate - STG might not offer a precut one. * An Intercept Jr clone, including the octal keypad and octal display. Maybe even powered by 3 or 4 "D" cells like the original Intercept Jr. * A single board computer with an onboard EPROM to talk to a terminal using something like LSI-11 CODT. No lights, no switches. Basically a simplified (and less capable) SBC6120. All of the options would have 4K of memory and a console terminal interface. They'd run FOCAL-69, DECUS CHESS, or any other 4K paper tape software. No mass storage and no OS/8. Would anybody like to cast a vote? Does anybody have another idea? Thanks, Bob