Maybe that explains the numbering scheme, too.
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From: cctalk-bounces at
classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at
classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
Zane H. Healy [healyzh at
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Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 5:21 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: PDP-11 Color Codes
At 8:11 PM -0500 3/9/10, William Donzelli wrote:
Does anyone
know the CYMK or RGB color codes for the PDP-11 rack header?
This is the maroon/purple color scheme. The one on my rack is pretty faded
and want to make a new one. Thanks!
DEC header panels, or whatever they are called, have a very complex
coding scheme, dictated by:
Marketing Dept. requests
Whatever DEC could get cheap
Available clean silkscreens
Mistakes and coverups
Department secretary's mood
Number of tokes administered
This has to be the best explanation I've ever seen of this subject!
Zane
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