In a perhaps related mode, and apologies if the discussion goes further off track, what I liked about the front panels of "real" computers back then was that they always had a key lock. The minicomputers (PDP 8, PDP 11, and VAX) that I had access too all used the lock to turn on power and optionally disable they key switches. The IBM 360 and 370 series had an operator enable key lock which could lock out operator functions like initial-microprogram-load (IMPL) and other system control functions.

That always seemed more impressive to me, and I have expressed it over the years with different types of panels that I've built that carry the look, but not the gravitas, of "serious" control circuitry. I have ressurected some of that when helping a friend design escape room puzzles that are more set piece than functional but it is much more fun to get a clue from something that looks like it could power up a reactor than it is to find it in a coffee can or amongst the graffiti on the wall.