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echo: rberrypi
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from: DAVE LIQUORICE
date: 2018-04-17 10:07:00
subject: Re: Blinkenlights?

On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 21:14:42 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer
wrote:

> Was brought up on PDP11 and PDP8 and miss the ability, on the few
> occasions when necessary, to drill right down to the machine
> itself. Blinkenlights  is a (fairly standard in alt.folklore.computers)
> reference to a front panel with binary lamps and switches.

You can get kits of look a like switches, lights, etc to emulate a
PDP11 control panel, the LEDs are even driven to emulate filament
bulbs. But I guess this isn't what you want.

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Cheers
Dave.

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