On 03/21/2018 10:04 PM, Charles Dickman via cctalk wrote: > On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 11:27 AM, Doug Ingraham via cctalk > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 8:02 PM, Charles Dickman via cctalk < >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 9:59 PM, allison via cctalk >>> <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >>> >>>>> Has anyone ever seen a PDP8/i style console for the PDP8/e? >>> I know the 8/I panel won't work with an 8/e. My question was if there >>> was a special seen in the wild that had all the register values like >>> the 8/i did since the panel interface clearly supports it. >>> >> This would certainly be possible. I discussed exactly this possibility a >> few years >> ago with a now departed friend. We did a cursory search at the time and >> didn't >> turn up anything. Of course there are lots of smart people out there who >> do a lot >> of clever things and never bother to tell the net. My bet would be that >> nobody >> has wanted this enough to make their own omnibus front panel when there are >> still real panels and machines readily available. >> >> I guess you can be the first! Best wishes. > Not sure I want to go there... > > If you have ever looked at the DEC part number listing on bitsaver's > you will be amazed at all the specials that were done. And that was > what I was really interested in. Did DEC ever make a fancy panel that > displayed all the registers? The original designer had it in mind > since he displays a selected register at runtime during TS1 and when > the processor is stopped since that is TS1. > There were versions for Telco, Power, and other industries never minding the typeset 8s. A few were done by CSSS (customer services special systems) for military and other more unique specialized systems.
>> -- >> Doug Ingraham >> PDP-8 SN 1175 > Charles Dickman > PDP-8/e SN 2630 Can a panel that displays everything like a 8I be built, yes. Keep in mind there will be at least 55-58 lamps/leds and drivers. The circuit is simple though repetitive to the max. More of a mechanical pain than electronic. It would likely not fit the existing panel space. Allison Parent PDP-8F SN 01030
