using new technology on old machines

[tony duell]

> >
> > I find it odd that people want to have a lights-and-switches panel, but are prepared to totally
> > adulterate the hardware of the machine that drives it.
>
> 
> Are you honestly suggesting that I should rebuild a PDP-11/70
> from things I have in my partsbin?

You have to admit it would be an interesting and educational project :-)

> 'cause that is what it sounds like.

No, not really. If you have a front panel from an otherwise non-existant machine then
it makes sense to drive it any way you can. I was thinking more of the PDP12 that started
this. 

-tony