6 Dec
1998
6 Dec
'98
12:05 a.m.
On Sun, 29 Nov 1998, Larry Anderson wrote:
Thanks for the tip!
:) Cool. Another excuse to visit your website... again. :)
Gold? Your PETs have gold keys? I have two shades of blue. And my red
keys look significantly less metallic than the others. I couldn't tell if
they were 'metallic' or if I was looking at the nail polish my brother
coated the keys with to keep the printing from rubbing off.
--
Doug Spence
ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca
http://alcor.concordia.ca/~ds_spenc/
From: Doug
Spence <ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca>
Subject: Re: Replacing 6550s
(I especially find it cool that they list various
part numbers for the
connector. :) )
Digikey is the best source for inexpensive PET compatible connectors.
(1-800-DIGI-KEY) along with a ton of other cool parts. I just noticed
for the first time (!) that the "PARALLEL USER PORT" has
pins labeled "T.V. Video", "T.V. Vertical", and "T.V.
Horizontal"! Has
anyone actually connectd a TV or external monitor to a PET?
There are plans for a composite video converter using those pins in Nick
Hampshire's PET Revealed, I think it only works on the older 9" screen pets
and not the 12" ones. The reason for it being on the user port was for deaier
diagnostic testing.
I'll scan the circuit and put it on-line tonite:
http://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/petvideo.gif 
::"chiclet keyboard" != "rubber keys", IMHO. I'm talking about
the cute
::multicoloured keyboard with the small plastic keys that are arranged in a
::grid pattern. I call that a chiclet keyboard.
Hmm, okay. But multicoloured? Which colours? Arranged how?
Ummm they were all metallic tops, Red, Gold, Blue, Silver... Check out my
PET page: