23 Apr
2009
23 Apr
'09
6:48 a.m.
Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com> wrote:
I think I have a few front panels left, including the
RDC, but not sure of the frames. Are they the same as an 11/40 or 11/45?
I don't think so. It's been very long since I played with an 11/40, but
the 11/40 and 11/45 have way fewer switches than the 11/70, and the
frame lines up with the switches on the 11/70.
Can't remember for sure the exact details of the 11/40 I played with,
but it must have had some kind of filler on the panel, to get to the edges.
If I remember right, the RDC panel reused the 11/70 panel frame, by the way.
By the way, I could kill whoever broke an 11/70 just to have a panel.
And that panel on ePay looks really clean (but that's just me, and I
don't like ePay at all anyway).
Johnny
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 6:39 PM, David Griffith
<dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu>wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone here know where I could obtain a front panel frame for a
> > pdp11/70?
> >
> > --
> > David Griffith
> > dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
> >
> > A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
> > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> > A: Top-posting.
> > Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
> >
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24 Apr
24 Apr
4:58 a.m.
2009/4/23 Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se>:
It's been very long since I played with an 11/40,
but the
11/40 and 11/45 have way fewer switches than the 11/70, and the frame lines
up with the switches on the 11/70.
Can't remember for sure the exact details of the 11/40 I played with, but it
must have had some kind of filler on the panel, to get to the edges.
Yes, the '40 has a few more "fake" switches (the white caps) between
the coloured ones. I've not counted, but I suspect the total number of
switches (fake or otherwise) is the same.
But anyway: isn't there something simple like a part number that can
be checked to see it the frames really are the same?
--
Steve Maddison
http://www.cosam.org/
9:24 a.m.
Steve Maddison wrote:
2009/4/23 Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se>:
While I am not sure about the RDM vs standard 11/70 front panels, the
cast frame is identical between 40, 45, and 70. I have examples of all
three and have verified this.
--tom
It's been very long since I played with an
11/40, but the
11/40 and 11/45 have way fewer switches than the 11/70, and the frame lines
up with the switches on the 11/70.
Can't remember for sure the exact details of the 11/40 I played with, but it
must have had some kind of filler on the panel, to get to the edges.
Yes, the '40 has a few more "fake" switches (the white caps) between
the coloured ones. I've not counted, but I suspect the total number of
switches (fake or otherwise) is the same.
But anyway: isn't there something simple like a part number that can
be checked to see it the frames really are the same?
9:13 a.m.
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 6:48 AM, Johnny Billquist <bqt at fsoftjar.se> wrote:
If I remember right, the RDC panel reused the 11/70
panel frame, by the way.
Cool. One less thing to track down.
When I get serious, I'll probably try to get a couple of
less-than-perfect 11/70 front panels (at less than perfect prices ;-)
and get at least one good one.
-ethan
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