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 Message 953 
 Jeff Thiele to Kurt Weiske 
 Re: what's classic now? 
 27 Jun 21 11:30:14 
 
TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A46
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On 27 Jun 2021, Kurt Weiske said the following...
 KW> Have you seen the 3d-printed PDP faceplate driven by a Raspberry Pi?
 KW> Looks like you could get your PDP fix without having to run old iron.

I haven't seen a 3d-printed one. I'm inclined to think you may be referring
to Oscar Vermeulen's PiDP-11, but that one's not 3d-printed. The case is
injection molded and the front panel is silk-screened acrylic. The case is
shaped such that it won't really stand on its own, so a notched block of wood
is used as the base. The rocker switches might be 3d-printed; I'm not sure.
But if they are, it's a very clean print.

If that's not what you're referring to, please send a link! I love PDPs and
would love to be able to 3d-print a panel! I'm currently working on a
hobbyist's implementation of an FPGA-based PDP-8 using
(https://www.amazon.com/PDP-8-Class-Project-Resoling-Machine/dp/1790487978/)
as a guide. An 11 is a considerable step up in complexity, but if the 8 is
successful, I might give it a try.

Jeff.

"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and
wrong." -- H. L. Mencken, who indeed was a racist thereby proving himself
right.

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