Front Panels - Thoughts

Michael Brutman mbbrutman at brutman.com
Sun Nov 1 00:28:09 CDT 2015


A PCjr with a front panel of blinking lights is just ridiculous. :)
On Oct 31, 2015 1:24 PM, "Tom Moss" <tomjmoss at googlemail.com> wrote:

> I recall a minimalist front panel board for the PC jr of all things
>
> http://www.brutman.com/PCjr/pcjr_legacy.html
>
> I'd quite like to see a fully fledged panel for Q-BUS based PDP-11s, or
> even a VAX.
>
> On 31 October 2015 at 15:06, Jörg Hoppe <j_hoppe at t-online.de> wrote:
>
> > Hmmm,
> >
> > There is one example: PDP11GUI has a virtual 11/70 panel in it, which can
> > be used to operate all supported PDP-11's, including QBUS machines and
> SimH.
> > As I programmed it I believed this was a "must-have", but honestly, it's
> > more kind of a "Pimp my Eleven" joke.
> >
> > Personal credo now: better invest your lifetime into restauration of
> > original machines.
> >
> > kind regards,
> > Joerg
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Am 31.10.2015 um 07:32 schrieb rod:
> >
> >> Hi Guys
> >>           Sitting here doing the overlays for the 8/e silk screen run.
> >> I had a thought. Including all makes of computer old and new.
> >> What about a front panel with lights and switches for systems
> >> that never had one and could have done with one?
> >> Which computer would you nominate?
> >>
> >> I'm not about to do anything about it.
> >> But the answers should be interesting
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Rod Smallwood
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>


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