Wow. I still have an old Penneform console. It worked/works fine, although some folks may find it to be a bit oversized.
I had no idea that they still made them. With my old one, you could shave away the internal baffles and custom fit them to almost any guage configuration.
They were hard plastic back then and so they really show scuffs and scratches, but then again, that makes you look more like an "old salt" after only 20 dives or so.....
I'm still not up on this DIR stuff, but over the years I have slowly gotten away from the "console concept" and now wrist or BC mount most of my "stuff" (compass and primary computer on my wrists. My backup computer is on a tether on my BC and is strapped down but easy to pull out for use......)
The pressure gauge is much more compact, easier to access, easier to stow without dragging or hanging down and just plain more convenient. My compass and computer are less likely to get scratched or banged up (not mattter how tightly you clip you console, it WILL drag on stuff on get hung up when it is the least convenient. I can't tell you how many consoles I've seen with empty "compass holes" from having the bezel hang on the side of the boat or a line.)
Anyway, if you like consoles the Pennform is fine and mine held up for over 20 years of serious abuse.
