11 Apr
2001
11 Apr
'01
6:41 a.m.
Yes ... cannibalizing a PC keyboard might be a solution, provided you can come
up with a way to modify the keycap legends. MicroSwitch once made keyboard
switches that had an undersized keycap with a clear plastic cover that was
"normal" sized. You could put a paper legend underneath the clear cover,
obviously, and thereby avoid having to replace it all the time, not that
replacing it would be a big chore.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 1:12 AM
Subject: Re: Kim / Commie keypads
On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Ross Archer wrote:
But still I would like a "nice
looking"
keypad, or at least "not amateurish".
So does anyone know where one might find
a "take a bunch of keycaps and fit into a plastic
grid to make your own keypad array" sort of kit?
Maybe you can find an old calculator with a suitable keypad and
cannibalize it? Or perhaps some old PC numeric keypad?
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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