Front Panels - Thoughts

[Tom Moss]

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,
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> 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.
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> Personal credo now: better invest your lifetime into restauration of
> original machines.
>
> kind regards,
> Joerg
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> Am 31.10.2015 um 07:32 schrieb rod:
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>> 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?
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>> I'm not about to do anything about it.
>> But the answers should be interesting
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>> Rod Smallwood
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