21 Apr
2011
21 Apr
'11
12:19 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Smith" <eric at brouhaha.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 3:11 PM
Subject: F&*#ing chicklet keyboards (was Re: Retro Atari 400 looking
Keyboard)
Fred Cisin wrote:
Try the Timex 2068 chicklet keys (hard plastic), but instead of just typing
commands you have to hit wierd key combos.
and yet, it was the chiklets shaped keys that
people actually
objected to.
Commodore PET 2001 chiclet keyboard: hated by everyone, replaced with
normal keys on later models.
TRS-80 Color Computer chiclet keyboard: hated by everyone, replaced with
normal keys on later models.
TI-99/4 chiclet keyboard: hated by everyone, replaced with normal keys on
later 99/4A model.
IBM PCjr chiclet keyboard: hated by everyone, replaced with normal keys
on replacement keyboard
Apple chiclet keyboards: loved by all the Apple fanboys. Not only have
they not been replaced with normal keys on later models, but now other
notebook vendors have copied them!
Bletch!