5 May
2001
5 May
'01
7:26 a.m.
Hello,
I like the IBM Model M keyboard. They are very durable, have a good
feel, and I can easily find them cheap. Yesterday, I bought one that is
a bit different, However. The feel, isn't quite the same, which really
surprises me. It's not particularly bad, just a little different. I
don't think it is any newer or older than others I have owned. The big
difference is not feel, but color! This one has colored keys! I think
it is set up for use with Wordperfect, but am unsure. The Shift keys
are green, the alts blue, and ctrls are red. Then some of the other
keys are a very light yellow, or creamy color and are labeled for
different functions. Each of those keys has 4 functions depending if
you press the shift, the alt, or ctrl.
Unfortunately, I am missing one blue alt key cap :-(
Is this factory IBM, or is it a fairly standard Model M with an
aftermarket key cap kit? These aren't just stickers like I have seen
before.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
5 May
5 May
7:36 a.m.
Probably those aftermarket replacement caps they sold some years ago that
went on in place of the originals. They had sets for DVORAK terminals
too -really weird looking. I had one with them on and swapped all the covers
from a fried one that had regular caps and made one
good QWERTY style from a
good DVORAK and one bad QWERTY.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Chad Fernandez
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 11:26 AM
To: Classic Computers
Subject: Different IBM Model M keyboard
Hello,
I like the IBM Model M keyboard. They are very durable, have a good
feel, and I can easily find them cheap. Yesterday, I bought one that is
a bit different, However. The feel, isn't quite the same, which really
surprises me. It's not particularly bad, just a little different. I
don't think it is any newer or older than others I have owned. The big
difference is not feel, but color! This one has colored keys! I think
it is set up for use with Wordperfect, but am unsure. The Shift keys
are green, the alts blue, and ctrls are red. Then some of the other
keys are a very light yellow, or creamy color and are labeled for
different functions. Each of those keys has 4 functions depending if
you press the shift, the alt, or ctrl.
Unfortunately, I am missing one blue alt key cap :-(
Is this factory IBM, or is it a fairly standard Model M with an
aftermarket key cap kit? These aren't just stickers like I have seen
before.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
12:16 p.m.
New subject: Compaq Service Quick Reference Guides
In my recent auction buy I have (5) Compaq Service Quick Reference Guides,
pub 1992, starts with Contura and LTE and goes up through Systempro 486/33,
total pages 240 or so. These look like working books for techs with basic
info like jumpers, memory, etc. I am keeping one for myself, the other 4
are first come first served, $2 each plus $1.50 postage in USA.
1:22 p.m.
New subject: Compaq Service Quick Reference Guides
In my recent auction buy I have (5) Compaq Service
Quick Reference Guides,
pub 1992, starts with Contura and LTE and goes up through Systempro 486/33,
total pages 240 or so. These look like working books for techs with basic
info like jumpers, memory, etc. I am keeping one for myself, the other 4
are first come first served, $2 each plus $1.50 postage in USA.
I found an interesting reference guide today published by
Ashton-Tate. It's the 'Reference Encyclopedia for the IBM Personal
Computer, Second Edition' by Gary and Karen Phillips. It was
published in 1983 and covers two volumes in the typical
binder/slipcase configuration that documentation tended to use at
that time. It covers commands, various programs of the period,
manufacturers and other terms and such. Pretty interesting.
Jeff
--
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Home of the TRS-80 Model 2000 FAQ File
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7 May
7 May
7:17 a.m.
At 12:26 PM 5/5/2001 -0400, you wrote:
Hello,
I like the IBM Model M keyboard. They are very durable, have a good
feel, and I can easily find them cheap. Yesterday, I bought one that is
a bit different, However. The feel, isn't quite the same, which really
surprises me. It's not particularly bad, just a little different. I
don't think it is any newer or older than others I have owned. The big
difference is not feel, but color! This one has colored keys! I think
it is set up for use with Wordperfect, but am unsure. The Shift keys
are green, the alts blue, and ctrls are red.
That's definitely WordPerfect-style colours for shift, alt, and ctrl.
Pretty cool to have the keytops themselves in colour!
Then some of the other
keys are a very light yellow, or creamy color and are
labeled for
different functions. Each of those keys has 4 functions depending if
you press the shift, the alt, or ctrl.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
Edwin
7:57 a.m.
Someone at Goodwill thought it was pretty cool too, there original price
on the keyboard was about $9.99. There standard keyboard price is
usually only 2 or 3 dollars! When I went back a week later they had
reduced it to there normal price, so I picked it up.
I'll have to install WP on a computer again. I don't normally use a
word processor, but having that keyboard might make me a little more
inclined to.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
"Edwin P. Groot" wrote:
That's definitely WordPerfect-style colours for
shift, alt, and ctrl.
Pretty cool to have the keytops themselves in colour!
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