Any chance you guys might try do this for a PDP-10? ;-) A KA10 front
panel would be a bit bigger, but would provide plenty of
room for the more complex emulator circuitry...
And yes, I know there are software-based '10 emulators, but for
some reason I can't explain, I've always desired a hardware-based
10 emulator (like the XKL, only affordable).
-al-
-acorda_at_1bigred.com
-----Original Message-----
From: bob_at_jfcl.com [mailto:bob_at_jfcl.com]
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 4:07 PM
To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
Subject: A real PDP-8 that you can hang on your wall!
Many of you have already heard of the SBC6120, our single board
PDP-8/E clone that you can build from a kit. The SBC6120 now has
a complete lights and switches front panel, and the entire assembly,
including a hard disk drive, is about 9" by 15" and 2 1/2" thick and
can be framed and hung on the wall like a painting.
You can see a photo of Debee with one at
http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Hardware/images/Debee%20and%20FP6120.jpg
Everything is fully functional; all the lights and switches work
as you'd expect and the SBC6120 is able to run most PDP-8 software
including FOCAL and OS/8. You can read all about it on our web site
at
http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Hardware/SBC6120-2.htm
and
http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Hardware/SBC6120_Front_Panel.htm
The entire project is open source, and you can download everything
there is to know about the SBC6120 and front panel, including manuals,
schematics, and firmware source code, from
http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Download.htm
If you like what you see then you can have one for your own wall,
and we'd be happy to sell you a kit of parts to help you build one.
Visit our web store for ordering information
http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Store.htm
Thanks,
Bob Armstrong
Received on Mon Oct 27 2003 - 13:30:25 GMT
