I received one of the new panels from Rob, and it is nearly indistinguishable from the original. It captures the matte finish of the original exactly. Fantastic!
>_PDP-8 New Products under consideration _ > >1. Front panels for any of the other PDP-8 models, Including the >Straight 8 but excluding PDP-8A. I'd like to cast a vote for the PDP8/I. I have a machine with a completely trashed panel, where the clear-coat has become crinkly, cracked, and dark. I suspect there may be a market for these panels for simulator-backed front panel reproductions. Oscar Vermuelen's excellent PiDP-8 uses a reduced-size PDP8/I panel, but a full-sized replica would be even nicer. The PDP8/I has the most beautiful and complete panel of any of the 8s, perhaps of any minicomputer. --Bill
