Re: Front Panel update - Catalog

On 19/08/2016 22:13, Christian Gauger-Cosgrove wrote: On 19 August 2016 at 10:31, Rod Smallwood wrote: Now for the fun version. How do I do the same sort of thing but with DEC hardware? You mean host a website with DEC hardware? With a PDP-11: Johnny

Re: Front Panel update - Catalog

On 19 August 2016 at 10:31, Rod Smallwood wrote: > Now for the fun version. How do I do the same sort of thing but with DEC > hardware? > You mean host a website with DEC hardware? With a PDP-11: > Johnny Billquist has a lovely TCP/IP package for RSX-11/M+ which

Re: Front Panel update - Catalog

On 18/08/2016 14:56, Rod Smallwood wrote: On 18/08/2016 14:25, Jonathan Katz wrote: On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 3:15 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote: Whats an Etsy? on-line storefront for artisan stuff, low-volume stuff. This is my friend's store for homemade

Re: Front Panel update - Catalog

>> I assume you can just register and set up shop there. I don't think >> the overhead is too bad. You just upload some photos of your panels, >> price them, set the quantity (or build to order) and you're done. >> >> > Good grief a old typewriter with a display!!! People with too much time on

Re: Front Panel update - Catalog

On 18/08/2016 14:25, Jonathan Katz wrote: On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 3:15 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote: Whats an Etsy? on-line storefront for artisan stuff, low-volume stuff. This is my friend's store for homemade portraits and the link:

Re: Front Panel update - Catalog

On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 3:15 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote: > Whats an Etsy? > on-line storefront for artisan stuff, low-volume stuff. This is my friend's store for homemade portraits and the link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cordialkitten Here's something that is kind

Re: Front Panel update - Catalog

On 18/08/2016 12:10, Jonathan Katz wrote: On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 1:08 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote: Other information and addenda is welcome, but not necessary (re: Ian's point about necessity), and I wouldn't postpone posting in favor of fancier distribution.

Re: Front Panel update - Catalog

On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 1:08 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote: > > >> Other information and addenda is welcome, but not necessary (re: Ian's >> point about necessity), and I wouldn't postpone posting in favor of >> fancier distribution. LCD is the most survivable (broadly),

Re: Front Panel update - Catalog

On 18/08/2016 11:21, Daniel Moniz wrote: On Sun, Aug 14, 2016, at 12:04 PM, Ian Finder wrote: My preference: KISS principle; keep it simple, stupid. Set up an HTTP server or a web host that does directory listings, and and dump all the stuff into a sensible folder structure a-la Bitsavers.

Re: Front Panel Update - PDP-8/i

Hi Thank you for your order Please send payment to PayPal rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com as below and your shipping address to me. On 16/08/2016 22:36, Adrian Stoness wrote: I would like to order one how do I do that? On Aug 16, 2016 3:41 PM, "Rod Smallwood"

Re: Front Panel Update - PDP-8/i

I would like to order one how do I do that? On Aug 16, 2016 3:41 PM, "Rod Smallwood" wrote: > > Hi > > Same price as before $150 + $20 shipping. > > Shipments going out to-morrow. > > Payment to my PayPal account rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com > >

Re: Front Panel Update - PDP-8/i

I tried to mail you off-list and got an error from your mail server. I would like to know your pricing - I have a rebadged 8/I that could use a facelift. Thanks. On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 12:17 PM, Rod Smallwood < rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com> wrote: > Hi Guys > >PDP-8/i panels

Front Panel Update - PDP-8/i

Hi Guys PDP-8/i panels are now shipping. If you are quick with your order we can ship to-morrow Rod (Panelman) Smallwood

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

On 15/08/2016 03:25, Pontus Pihlgren wrote: On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 07:43:21PM +0100, Rod Smallwood wrote: Thank you all very much. I'm collating all of this most useful data. I think I have sent you this: http://pdp8.se/slask/front_paneler Not complete but it has som odd color variations

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 07:43:21PM +0100, Rod Smallwood wrote: > Thank you all very much. I'm collating all of this most useful data. I think I have sent you this: http://pdp8.se/slask/front_paneler Not complete but it has som odd color variations and OEM version. It has the chocolaty

Re: Front Panel update - Catalog

On 8/14/16 12:04 PM, Ian Finder wrote: > No need for wikis or CMSes or any of that junk. > Such things are useful, Richard's RSS feed of bitsavers, for example but they can be added later. I am a VERY strong believer in keeping the content flat and not dynamically served, so that it can be

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

13 Aug 2016 09:20:13 -0400 From: Christian Gauger-Cosgrove <captainkirk...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11 There's also different coloured versions for many of the panels too. E.g. there's a brown-and-white '70 panel used in OEM

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

09:20:13 -0400 >>> From: Christian Gauger-Cosgrove <captainkirk...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - >>> PDP-11 >>> >>> There's also different coloured versions for many of the panels too. >&

Re: Front Panel update - Catalog

> From: Jay West > I had already offered to host the panels... I just didn't want to > create full blow web content I'd be happy to create some Web V0.1 content for it - similar to my other simple Web pages, e.g.: http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/DECIndicatorPanels.html Let me

RE: Front Panel update - Catalog

Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2016 2:27 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Front Panel update - Catalog Thanks that's interesting Rod On 14/08/2016 20:04, Ian Finder wrote: > My preference: KISS principle; keep it simple, stupid. &

Re: Front Panel update - Catalog

Thanks that's interesting Rod On 14/08/2016 20:04, Ian Finder wrote: My preference: KISS principle; keep it simple, stupid. Set up an HTTP server or a web host that does directory listings, and and dump all the stuff into a sensible folder structure a-la Bitsavers. When you get more stuff

Re: Front Panel update - Catalog

My preference: KISS principle; keep it simple, stupid. Set up an HTTP server or a web host that does directory listings, and and dump all the stuff into a sensible folder structure a-la Bitsavers. When you get more stuff just file it accordingly. No need for wikis or CMSes or any of that junk.

Front Panel update - Catalog

Hi Guys I'd like to catalog my growing list of panels etc. and the data I have on them. Some of course I may never make and others I will. A number of you are connected to museums and would have come across this issue. Perhaps you could advise.

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

On 14/08/2016 12:48, Michael Thompson wrote: Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 09:20:13 -0400 From: Christian Gauger-Cosgrove <captainkirk...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11 There's also different coloured versions for many of the pane

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

> > Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 09:20:13 -0400 > From: Christian Gauger-Cosgrove <captainkirk...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - > PDP-11 > > There's also different coloured versions for many of the panels too. >

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

I think I've registered with you before, but I'm interested in a PDP-11/70 panel and if you do them, a bezel for it. John H. Reinhardt On 8/12/2016 4:49 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote: Hi Guys Well my panels made to VCF. I have had some feedback and I expect more. Currently I

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

Amazing! Thanks, Rod. You're really on top of this. On Sunday, August 14, 2016, Rod Smallwood wrote: > > > On 14/08/2016 06:57, Ian Finder wrote: > >> Registering interest for 11/40! Also, one comment after playing with my >> panels... >> >> We should laquer the

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

On 14/08/2016 06:57, Ian Finder wrote: Registering interest for 11/40! Also, one comment after playing with my panels... We should laquer the back of them to prevent the black back-coating from scratching off... On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 1:49 AM, Rod Smallwood < rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com>

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

Also registering interest in 11 panels also. 11/45 would be my first choice followed by ’70, ’40 & ‘20 > On Aug 13, 2016, at 10:57 PM, Ian Finder wrote: > > Registering interest for 11/40! Also, one comment after playing with my > panels... > > We should laquer the back

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

> From: Christian Gauger-Cosgrove > There's also different coloured versions for many of the panels too. > ... There's a blue-and-red '40 panel sold by DEC in their > "INDUSTRIAL-11" version. Also for the /70; I announced a couple of weeks back that I'd added a scan of one to my

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

On 13 August 2016 at 14:32, Don North wrote: > Like this maybe: http://www.ak6dn.com/stuff/1174.jpg > Yes, exactly that one! Based on the rest of your e-mail I'm guessing it's yours, right? Any chance you could get a higher res scan of it? > This is a 'true' 11/74 panel

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

On 13/08/2016 19:32, Don North wrote: On 8/13/2016 6:20 AM, Christian Gauger-Cosgrove wrote: On 13 August 2016 at 08:07, Noel Chiappa wrote: I can't recall any other models with front panels? (Well, the /74, but IIRC there are none of those extant outside museums -

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

On 8/13/2016 6:20 AM, Christian Gauger-Cosgrove wrote: On 13 August 2016 at 08:07, Noel Chiappa wrote: I can't recall any other models with front panels? (Well, the /74, but IIRC there are none of those extant outside museums - although people might want some for

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

On 13/08/2016 13:07, Noel Chiappa wrote: > From: Rod Smallwood > Please register interest in ... PDP-11 panels It will depend on price - will they be the same as the PDP-8 panels (since they are so similar)? If so, can you remind us of the pricing, please? If not, any estimate? I

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

On 13/08/2016 14:20, Christian Gauger-Cosgrove wrote: On 13 August 2016 at 08:07, Noel Chiappa wrote: I can't recall any other models with front panels? (Well, the /74, but IIRC there are none of those extant outside museums - although people might want some for

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

> From: Rod Smallwood > Please register interest in ... PDP-11 panels It will depend on price - will they be the same as the PDP-8 panels (since they are so similar)? If so, can you remind us of the pricing, please? If not, any estimate? I assume you'll eventually be doing all of them

Re: Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

8i I want one for my panel rebuild project On Aug 12, 2016 3:49 AM, "Rod Smallwood" wrote: Hi Guys Well my panels made to VCF. I have had some feedback and I expect more. Currently I have stock of PDP-8/e (Types A and B) , PDP-8/f and PDP-8/m.

Front Panel - Update. - PDP=8/i and PDP-8/l - Bezels - PDP-11

Hi Guys Well my panels made to VCF. I have had some feedback and I expect more. Currently I have stock of PDP-8/e (Types A and B) , PDP-8/f and PDP-8/m. PDP-8/i should be out of manufacturing by now. Next up is PDP-8/L. -++ Order the above now

Front Panel Update - Video on YouTube

Hi Guys I think I now have the very short clip of front panel production at the silk screeners on YouTube Try https://youtu.be/8qi4cveAc3A (go to YouTube first) Rod

Correction - Front Panel Update

Ooops! For boards read panels Rod

Front panel update

Hi Guys Just got back from the silk screeners. Panels everywhere!! Final layers (Amber and white ) going on. Customising insets for type A and B ready Front is now matt black as per requests. They are sourcing some ready made packaging and plastic cloth. Its that soft stuff

Front Panel Update

Hi Guys! I have just sent off an email to the silk screeners and will talk to them later. Like most of the UK they have been shut down from 18th December until to-day. When they shutdown they had put the black layer on the back of all of the panels and they were in the drier

Front Panel - Update - 4-2-GO

Hi Guys 1 Real 8/e panel as absolute check leaves US on its way to me to-day 2. Out of twenty slots sixteen have gone. That leaves four. If they don't go before printing starts I'll have them screened to uncommitted /e (can become A or B)

Front Panel Update

Hi Guys I just got back from the meeting at the silk screen shop. They are going to start by printing ten PDP8/e panels with the details that are common to both A and B. I'm sending them a couple of overlays. One to convert the common panel to an A Type and the other to make it into a B

Re: Front Panel Update

On Mon, Aug 03, 2015 at 12:23:56PM +0100, Rod Smallwood wrote: Hi Guys The drawings for pdp8/e (A), pdp8/e (B), pdp8/f and pdp8/m have now gone to the silkscreeners for checking and costing. I'll let you all know when they are available. Those who chose to prepay but to wait

Re: Front Panel Update

Hi Pontus Thanks that clears up one or two things. I worked on a straight 8 with its clear cover on top along with a couple of 8/e's at Harwell. Whilst at DEC 1975 onwards I saw loads of 8/a's and the odd 8/e lurking on the top of a filing cabinet. As far as I can remember I never

Front Panel update

Hi Guys As usual I try to keep you updated on front panel progress. (Always supposing I know where I am!!) I now have _prototype_ white seperation artwork for four front PDP8 panels 1. pdp8/e Type A 2. pdp8/e Type B 3. pdp8/f 4. pdp8/m I am doing all four together as they

Front Panel Update

Hello Everybody In the course of doing the artwork for 8/e type B I have turned up some more variations. The list now looks like this: 1. Switch position markings 2. Line round switch area 3. The EMA title block isolated from the other titles 4. Lines between groups

Re: Front Panel Update

Hi Tom I had thought somebody had done one (or it was part of a kit) However I cant find anything about it. So lets have a look at your scan. Regards Rod On 14/07/2015 19:44, Tom Moss wrote: Hi Rod, Any chance I could commission you to do an Altair 8800 panel? The silkscreen has

Front Panel Update

Hi Guys Well I'm back from holiday. I'm now sorting out what I'm calling the PDP 8/e B model panel. This has the markings for the latest type of selector switch, vertical lines between lamp groups and the line round the selector switch area. If anybody has not got an order in and

Re: Front Panel Update A and B panels

Can anyone recommend suitable rotary switches for either the A (vertical) or B (angled) configuration? On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Rod Smallwood rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com wrote: Hi Guys I am off to Friedrichshafen for a few days and will be back on 1-JUL-2015. The

Re: Front Panel Update A and B panels

From: Paul Birke: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 10:59 PM Can anyone recommend suitable rotary switches for either the A (vertical) or B (angled) configuration? Unfortunately I don't have any leads on a modern equivalent. (Just the fairly useless DEC part numbers.) The construction is dead simple,

Front Panel Update A and B panels

Hi Guys I am off to Friedrichshafen for a few days and will be back on 1-JUL-2015. The next two batches of front panels will be: 8/e Type A 1. Old switch position markings (1 and 6 vertical) 2. Line around switch Area 3. Vertical lines

RE: Front Panel Update

-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of tony duell Sent: 10 June 2015 05:46 To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: RE: Front Panel Update Interesting. Varian is a microwave equipment company; I have one

OEM minis /was Re: Front Panel Update

On 2015-Jun-09, at 4:07 PM, William Donzelli wrote: Varian bought the design of the 620. I forget the name of the original firm, but I have a brochure on it. Weird things happen. CDC rebadged small VAX machines and Nova 3s, for example, even with their minicomputer line intact. On Tue, Jun

Re: Front Panel Update

Varian bought the design of the 620. I forget the name of the original firm, but I have a brochure on it. Weird things happen. CDC rebadged small VAX machines and Nova 3s, for example, even with their minicomputer line intact. -- Will On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 6:45 PM, Paul Koning

Re: Front Panel Update

The ANTS system I saw was in CAC, the building originally built to house Illiac IV. It sat next to an IMP (a 6 foot high battleship gray box with a large hoisting eye on top). paul On Jun 9, 2015, at 7:21 PM, Paul Anderson used...@gmail.com wrote: Was that in the Astromony

RE: Front Panel Update

WTF? Varian was a competitor of DEC. They made minis themselves. Sounds extremely strange that one would take a DEC mini, and put a Varian badge on it. Did someone try to make a joke? I will always think of Varian as a maker of (very high quality) vacuum equipment. I am sure this was not a

Re: Front Panel Update

8s is rare??   We have one.  Is there a an registry?   Ed#  smecc.org Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: ben bfranc...@jetnet.ab.ca Date: 06/08/2015 12:05 PM (GMT-07:00) To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Front Panel Update

Re: Front Panel Update

On 6/8/2015 4:30 PM, couryho...@aol.com wrote: yea Will... things that fit under the workbench can languish for 40 years... if it has to sit on top it may a a shorter lifespan Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) Ok, where are the computers HOLDING UP THE WORKBENCH? Ben.

Re: Front Panel Update

smartphone Original message From: ben bfranc...@jetnet.ab.ca Date: 06/08/2015 12:05 PM (GMT-07:00) To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Front Panel Update On 6/8/2015 12:28 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote: Theres an 8/f which replaced the 8/e and has a similar front panel

Re: Front Panel Update

On 6/8/2015 4:18 PM, William Donzelli wrote: It's pretty rare. I have one too. I've seen and heard of more straight 8s than I have 8/S PDP-8/Ss used to be quite rare, but they have been popping out of the woodwork for some time now. I would venture to say they are now more extant that

Re: Front Panel Update

It's pretty rare. I have one too. I've seen and heard of more straight 8s than I have 8/S PDP-8/Ss used to be quite rare, but they have been popping out of the woodwork for some time now. I would venture to say they are now more extant that Straight-8s. Small is survivability. PDP-8/S was my

Re: Front Panel Update

Original message From: ben bfranc...@jetnet.ab.ca Date: 06/08/2015 12:05 PM (GMT-07:00) To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Front Panel Update On 6/8/2015 12:28 PM, Rod Smallwood wrote: Theres an 8/f which replaced the 8/e and has a similar front panel with extra markings

Re: Front Panel Update

. Is there a an registry? Ed# smecc.org Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: ben bfranc...@jetnet.ab.ca Date: 06/08/2015 12:05 PM (GMT-07:00) To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Front Panel Update On 6/8/2015 12:28 PM, Rod Smallwood

Re: Front Panel Update

. Is there a an registry? Ed# smecc.org Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: ben bfranc...@jetnet.ab.ca Date: 06/08/2015 12:05 PM (GMT-07:00) To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Front Panel Update On 6/8/2015 12:28 PM, Rod

RE: Front Panel Update

Posts Subject: Front Panel Update Hi All Since I released the picture of the first 8/e panel on Friday there has been a big response. Its 12:45 local on Monday in the UK and I'm of to the silk screeners to collect the rest of the first batch and to arrange for more

Re: Front Panel Update

On Jun 8, 2015, at 10:18 AM, Rod Smallwood rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com wrote: Yes several The originals have rounded corners. The address font differs slightly when superimposed. The screening in mine is much chrisper than the old ones. On 08/06/2015 13:21, Pontus Pihlgren

Re: Front Panel Update

On Jun 8, 2015 8:21 AM, Pontus Pihlgren pon...@update.uu.se wrote: Is there a way to tell your reproduction from an original? /P After looking at both of them, the typeface for the second line of text does not match, and some of the font sizes seem a bit off, or maybe the typefaces used are

Re: Front Panel Update

Is there a way to tell your reproduction from an original? /P On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 01:19:41PM +0100, Rod Smallwood wrote: Hi All Since I released the picture of the first 8/e panel on Friday there has been a big response. Its 12:45 local on Monday in the UK and I'm of to the

Front Panel Update

Hi All Since I released the picture of the first 8/e panel on Friday there has been a big response. Its 12:45 local on Monday in the UK and I'm of to the silk screeners to collect the rest of the first batch and to arrange for more to be printed as soon as I get the blanks from

Re: Front Panel Update

Suggestion: it’s a good practice in general for replicas to be marked explictly as a replica. The marking can be very small and inconspicuous, but it seems like good form to have one. Yes, I was going to mention this as well. The trick (which is not hard at all) is to make the marking

Re: Front Panel Update

Hi I did consider that and as there will be more that the few I had planned. I can do that. I thought I might call it a Replic8 or a Fake8 or Makan8 for the kit. I am some what flattered that my humble efforts at artwork could be mistaken for the real thing. Thinking back some forty years I