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https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2v4WRwISEQRTkVRX2NPMThILWM&usp=sharing JRJ On 10/29/2015 3:28 PM, Jay Jaeger wrote: > Looking at the document at: > > http://dustyoldcomputers.com/pdp-common/reference/drawings/peripherals/docs/DEC-08-HIEA-DA_RF08_Jun70.pdf > > The picture, though extremely fuzzy, matches my panel in the > organization of legends and breaks in line. Since I have what I think > is a complete RF08, and pieces of the drive (RS08), I think it is safe > to conclude that I have the panel from an RF08. > > However, the panel is designed to actually hold up to 8 lights of 36 > bits each. I have to believe that DEC used this setup for any number of > light panels. > > For photos of the drive electronics, controller electronics, power > supply, platter and display and display measurements, see: > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2v4WRwISEQRTkVRX2NPMThILWM > > I posted detail display panel photos and measurements in subfolder > Display of this Google Drive folder (RF08-RS08) > > The main folder has photos of the drive (RS08) electronics and the > controller (RF08) electronics, etc. (The very first photo shows some > mouse droppings / seeds, which I cleaned up (though I did not entirely > disassemble the thing), and are less apparent in subsequent photos (I > recall there being even more extensive cleaning after the simple > vacuuming I did before taking most of the photos). There is also a > photo of the power supply and the (now separated from the container) > platter and a head or two as well as a photo of the display panel. > > In the Display sub-folder are photos of the panel and its components, > and a text file with measurements. > > Apologies in advance for the photo quality of the display. I didn't > want to use a flash, and so there was some camera shake, even with IS. > > JRJ > > > On 10/26/2015 7:25 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote: >> > I have just worked out the pattern on the cables to the indicator >> panel, >> > which allows me, from the device schematics, to tell which signals are >> > shown on which lights on the indicator panel - I can even tell where >> the >> > spaces are between light groups (since those lights are not >> > connected). So I know now exactly what the panel shows, and almost >> > certainly in which lights (although there might be a left/right swap, >> > there are no fields which span the boundary). >> >> So here's the writeup on the RK11-C insert: >> >> http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/pdp11/RK11-C_insert.txt >> >> The unusual light pattern should allow us to know, instantly, if we see one. >> >> Noel >> >>
