11 Apr
1997
11 Apr
'97
4:29 p.m.
On 14-Apr-97, classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu wrote:
When I first broached the idea of making my palmtop
talk to a PC JR keyboard,
someone on this list mentioned they knew where to find the keyboard codes the
Peanut keyboard generates. Since I've had no luck finding this data in web
searches, could that someone please let me know where to find this info?
Jim,
What are you referring to as a 'peanut' keyboard? The only PC Jr. keyboard
I've seen in use, and I have one here though no PC Jr., is the one that has
the two IR leds on the rear, an RJ-11 type jack, and a space for 4 'AA'
batteries. How many different keyboard types were there for the Jr.?
Jeff jeffh(a)eleventh.com
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14 Apr
14 Apr
11:19 a.m.
That's the one I have. Peanut was the nickname for the PC Jr.
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12:47 p.m.
It was thus said that the Great hellige once stated:
On 14-Apr-97, classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu wrote:
There are two types. The original "chicklet" style, with square keys
with
enough space between keys for an overlay to fit over the entire keyboard
(with the two IR leds, the RJ-11 type jack and space for 4 'AA' batteries)
and the second one, which looks more like a normal keyboard (with the
aformentioned items).
The "Chicklet" style keyboard (my friend had a PCjr with one) are very
rare, as IBM quickly realized its mistake in actually making that type of
keyboard (and was one of the worse keyboards (for touch typists) ever made
by IBM) and came out with the new style keyboards.
-spc (Has PCjr at home)
When I first broached the idea of making my
palmtop talk to a PC JR keyboard,
someone on this list mentioned they knew where to find the keyboard codes the
Peanut keyboard generates. Since I've had no luck finding this data in web
searches, could that someone please let me know where to find this info?
Jim,
What are you referring to as a 'peanut' keyboard? The only PC Jr. keyboard
I've seen in use, and I have one here though no PC Jr., is the one that has
the two IR leds on the rear, an RJ-11 type jack, and a space for 4 'AA'
batteries. How many different keyboard types were there for the Jr.?
2:48 p.m.
At 09:29 AM 4/12/97 +0500, you wrote:
What are you referring to as a 'peanut'
keyboard? The only PC Jr.
keyboard
I've seen in use, and I have one here though no PC
Jr., is the one that has
the two IR leds on the rear, an RJ-11 type jack, and a space for 4 'AA'
batteries. How many different keyboard types were there for the Jr.?
As I recall, "peanut" was the project code name for the PCjr. As to
keyboards, there were two that I recall. The original 'chiclet' keyboard,
and a later (more normal) one in the same form factor.
-jim
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