Re: Re: SPACEWAR! Switch Boxes for a PDP-12

2018-09-25 Thread Anders Sandahl via cctalk
> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:26:57 -0600 > From: Eric Smith > To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" > > Subject: Re: SPACEWAR! Switch Boxes for a PDP-12 > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > >

Re: SPACEWAR! Switch Boxes for a PDP-12 (Bob Rosenbloom)

2018-09-24 Thread Michael Thompson via cctalk
> > From: Bob Rosenbloom > Subject: Re: SPACEWAR! Switch Boxes for a PDP-12 > > How about these? They look close, but are still a bit expensive. > > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-SWITCHCRAFT-60312DL-MOMENTARY-SWITCH/253586118419?epid=27

Re: SPACEWAR! Switch Boxes for a PDP-12

2018-09-24 Thread Eric Smith via cctalk
On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 11:23 AM, Robert Feldman via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >that is what the PDP-1 at CHM has been using for over 10 years > > https://na.suzohapp.com/products/pushbuttons/58-9166-L Ken Sumrall built the Spacewar control boxes used at the museum, with some

Re: SPACEWAR! Switch Boxes for a PDP-12

2018-09-24 Thread Robert Feldman via cctalk
>Message: 13 >Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 10:53:20 -0700 >From: Al Kossow > >On 9/23/18 7:46 AM, Michael Thompson via cctech wrote: >> Before we cave >> in and buy some modern C toggle switches > >ugh > >use black arcade pushbuttons > >that is what the PDP-1 at CHM has been using for over 10 years

Re: SPACEWAR! Switch Boxes for a PDP-12

2018-09-23 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 9/23/18 7:46 AM, Michael Thompson via cctech wrote: > Before we cave > in and buy some modern C toggle switches ugh use black arcade pushbuttons that is what the PDP-1 at CHM has been using for over 10 years

Re: SPACEWAR! Switch Boxes for a PDP-12

2018-09-23 Thread Brent Hilpert via cctalk
On 2018-Sep-23, at 7:46 AM, Michael Thompson via cctech wrote: > Visitors to the RICM like to play SPACEWAR! in the PDP-12. Unfortunately > using the console switches is uncomfortable, not intuitive, and is tough on > the switches. We would like to recreate the switch boxes used on the PDP-1 > to

Re: SPACEWAR! Switch Boxes for a PDP-12

2018-09-23 Thread Bob Rosenbloom via cctalk
On 9/23/2018 7:46 AM, Michael Thompson via cctech wrote: Visitors to the RICM like to play SPACEWAR! in the PDP-12. Unfortunately using the console switches is uncomfortable, not intuitive, and is tough on the switches. We would like to recreate the switch boxes used on the PDP-1 to make playing

SPACEWAR! Switch Boxes for a PDP-12

2018-09-23 Thread Michael Thompson via cctalk
Visitors to the RICM like to play SPACEWAR! in the PDP-12. Unfortunately using the console switches is uncomfortable, not intuitive, and is tough on the switches. We would like to recreate the switch boxes used on the PDP-1 to make playing a better experience. We modified the source

Re: SPACEWAR! Switch Boxes for a PDP-12

2018-09-23 Thread Anders Sandahl via cctalk
> Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 10:46:48 -0400 > From: Michael Thompson > To: cctech > Subject: SPACEWAR! Switch Boxes for a PDP-12 > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Visitors to the RICM like to play SPACEWAR! in the PDP-

Re: SPACEWAR! Switch Boxes for a PDP-12

2018-09-23 Thread Brent Hilpert via cctalk
On 2018-Sep-23, at 7:46 AM, Michael Thompson via cctech wrote: > Visitors to the RICM like to play SPACEWAR! in the PDP-12. Unfortunately > using the console switches is uncomfortable, not intuitive, and is tough on > the switches. We would like to recreate the switch boxes used on the PDP-1 > to

Re: SPACEWAR! Switch Boxes for a PDP-12

2018-09-23 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Sun, 23 Sep 2018, Michael Thompson wrote: We modified the source from D.E. WREGE