On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 3:16 PM Mark Matlock via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Subject: Re: Yes there is a PDP 10 front panel and Kenbak on Ebay > The other thing that happened on PDP-11/70s was that if your system > was maintained by DEC, the field service group would want to install > the KY11-RE Remote Serial Console Control which replaced the beautiful > front panel with a more or less blank panel with only a key switch. It > let DEC dial in and run diagnostics, and the Blinkin' Light panel was > set aside often in the collection of someone. However the blank panel > still needs the bezel for a good display of it. So unfortunately, > there are more console panels than bezels which often did not get > salvaged at the time the PDP-11/70 was taken out of service.
I got two machines with the remote console panel. Fortunately, I _have_ the cast bezel, and I've managed to get one 11/70 PCB with LED but no switches (removed by the previous owner to restore other machines) and one that's 100% intact. What I _don't_ have is the plexiglass. I am looking at drawing up in CAD a vector file to scribe a clear one which will be easy to make on a laser cutter and will hopefully look cool as well. -ethan