14 Jul
2015
14 Jul
'15
2:20 p.m.
Hello Everybody
In the course of doing the artwork for 8/e
type B I have turned up some more variations.
The list now looks like this:
1. Switch position markings
2. Line round switch area
3. The EMA title block isolated from the other titles
4. Lines between groups of three lamps
5. lab8/e instead of pdp8/e
So far I can't find any reasons as to why these variations seem to be
random.
The only thing that is not cosmetic is the two types of switch position.
I am minded to add all of variatons (excluding lab8/e) because they seem
progressive:
No line round the switch area becomes line round the switch
area
EMA title attached becomes EMA title detached
No lines between lamps becomes lines between lamps
Then produce two versions based on the switch position
The issue is of course small batch costs.
Comments gentlemen please
Rod
14 Jul
14 Jul
2:44 p.m.
Hi Rod,
Any chance I could commission you to do an Altair 8800 panel?
The silkscreen has almost completely worn off on mine, but I have a
high-quality scan of a good one.
-Tom
On 14 July 2015 at 19:20, Rod Smallwood <rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com>
wrote:
Hello Everybody
In the course of doing the artwork for 8/e type B
I have turned up some more variations.
The list now looks like this:
1. Switch position markings
2. Line round switch area
3. The EMA title block isolated from the other titles
4. Lines between groups of three lamps
5. lab8/e instead of pdp8/e
So far I can't find any reasons as to why these variations seem to be
random.
The only thing that is not cosmetic is the two types of switch position.
I am minded to add all of variatons (excluding lab8/e) because they seem
progressive:
No line round the switch area becomes line round the switch area
EMA title attached becomes EMA title detached
No lines between lamps becomes lines between lamps
Then produce two versions based on the switch position
The issue is of course small batch costs.
Comments gentlemen please
Rod
5:26 p.m.
Hi Tom
I had thought somebody had done one (or it was part of a kit)
However I cant find
anything about it. So lets have a look at your scan.
Regards
Rod
On 14/07/2015 19:44, Tom Moss wrote:
Hi Rod,
Any chance I could commission you to do an Altair 8800 panel?
The silkscreen has almost completely worn off on mine, but I have a
high-quality scan of a good one.
-Tom
On 14 July 2015 at 19:20, Rod Smallwood <rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com>
wrote:
> Hello Everybody
> In the course of doing the artwork for 8/e type B
> I have turned up some more variations.
>
> The list now looks like this:
>
> 1. Switch position markings
> 2. Line round switch area
> 3. The EMA title block isolated from the other titles
> 4. Lines between groups of three lamps
> 5. lab8/e instead of pdp8/e
>
> So far I can't find any reasons as to why these variations seem to be
> random.
> The only thing that is not cosmetic is the two types of switch position.
>
> I am minded to add all of variatons (excluding lab8/e) because they seem
> progressive:
>
> No line round the switch area becomes line round the switch area
> EMA title attached becomes EMA title detached
> No lines between lamps becomes lines between lamps
>
> Then produce two versions based on the switch position
>
> The issue is of course small batch costs.
>
> Comments gentlemen please
>
> Rod
>
>
6:18 p.m.
Hi Rod,
The only kit I'm aware of is Grant Stockly's. AFAIK he's not been replying
to emails for about five years. There's also Mike Douglas's Altair Clone,
but that panel won't fit.
Here's the scan:
http://www.vintage-computer.com/images/altairfrontpanelscan.jpg
Just to be clear, I'm only looking to get my existing panel re-stenciled,
but I believe there's a couple of folks on the VCForum who are looking for
new ones. I'm in England, so postage shouldn't be a problem for me.
-Tom
On 14 July 2015 at 22:26, Rod Smallwood <rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com>
wrote:
Hi Tom
I had thought somebody had done one (or it was part of a kit)
However I cant find
anything about it. So lets have a look at your scan.
Regards
Rod
On 14/07/2015 19:44, Tom Moss wrote:
Hi Rod,
Any chance I could commission you to do an Altair 8800 panel?
The silkscreen has almost completely worn off on mine, but I have a
high-quality scan of a good one.
-Tom
On 14 July 2015 at 19:20, Rod Smallwood <rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com>
wrote:
Hello Everybody
> In the course of doing the artwork for 8/e
> type B
> I have turned up some more variations.
>
> The list now looks like this:
>
> 1. Switch position markings
> 2. Line round switch area
> 3. The EMA title block isolated from the other titles
> 4. Lines between groups of three lamps
> 5. lab8/e instead of pdp8/e
>
> So far I can't find any reasons as to why these variations seem to be
> random.
> The only thing that is not cosmetic is the two types of switch position.
>
> I am minded to add all of variatons (excluding lab8/e) because they seem
> progressive:
>
> No line round the switch area becomes line round the switch
> area
> EMA title attached becomes EMA title
> detached
> No lines between lamps becomes lines between lamps
>
> Then produce two versions based on the switch position
>
> The issue is of course small batch costs.
>
> Comments gentlemen please
>
> Rod
>
>
>
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