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Brent> Speaking of various keyboards: some time ago I received a bare Brent> (no machine, no case, no ID) keyboard utilising Brent> magnetically-activated reed relays for the key contacts. Reed Brent> relays were commonly used for calculator keyboards in the Brent> late-60s/early 70s and it probably dates from this era, but Brent> this is the only occasion I have seen reed relays used in an Brent> alphabetic keyboard. PLATO 3 used reed switches, and I believe PLATO IV did likewise. Liquid proofing is clearly a good reason: those systems were intended for use by students (of all ages) and were certainly likely to have beverages spilled on them. Because of how they were built, a good scrub under hot water would fix them right up. paul