> > ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- > Subject: Re: 360 mockups Re: Has anyone hear of the Computer History Archives > Project? > From: "Peter Coghlan" <cct...@beyondthepale.ie> > Date: Thu, October 22, 2015 9:14 pm > To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Steve wrote: > >> > >> (By the way - I'm looking for a red INTERRUPT insert, red STOP insert and > >> pearl POWER ON insert for my 360/40 console, if anyone can help :) > >> > > > > Is this for a mockup or a real 360/40 console? > > > > Regards, > > Peter Coghlan > > > > Oh, it's quite real :) I have some ideas on machining the inserts from blocks > of ABS plastic, incuding the curved depression on the front. I have some red > ABS that is > the right colour but not thick enough so I'll pay another visit to the > plastics shop to > get something more suitable. Just another of my gunnadoos... > > A lot of consoles are mounted on the wall or in a wooden frame, which is ok > but doesn't > excite me very much. So.... > My display concept is to replicate the front of the 2040 CPU to approx 100mm > depth, using > a welded steel frame and painted wood or folded sheetmetal sides. The > masthead to go on > top (I have derived the measurements of the screw posts in CAD, another > machining job). > The frame supports the console and the operator table. >
I guess what I should have said is something more like are you starting with a 360 console that has a few bits missing or are you starting from scratch? Is this console going to end up in some way functional by being connected to a real 360 (doesn't sound like it when you say replicate the front of the CPU) or maybe to a 360 emulator? Regards, Peter Coghlan.
