21 Nov
2007
21 Nov
'07
6 p.m.
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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:31:10 -0800
From: "C. Sullivan" <feedle at feedle.net>
Subject: Re: Documentation for the AT&T Sceptre Videotex terminal
On Nov 20, 2007, at 1:36 PM, Mark Meiss wrote:
It consists of a base unit that's somewhere around
13" x 11" x 4",
connected to a (fairly wretched) chicklet keyboard with a standard
4-conductor telephone handset cord. The keyboard is powered by a
9-volt battery. On the back of the main unit are connectors for
power, the keyboard, RS-232C (DB-25 female), composite video out, and
audio out.
I had an AT&T SCEPTER terminal that was used with the Gateway service
offered in Southern California from Times-Mirror/Pacific Telephone.
It had a 1200 baud Bell 212-style modem built in. Also, the keyboard
was infrared on the model I had.
<snip>
Gateway was a killer service back in 1983. It was expensive, but it
was a lot of fun. And I remember dialing up BBSes with the SCEPTER
terminal when my C-64's power supply crapped out...
--------------Reply:
Yeah, I have one of those (keyboards) somewhere in the pile and mine's
IR as well, with the Gateway sticker still on the back. No worse than a PET
to type on (if I had something to type to ;-)
No Windows key either and not supported by Microsoft, so Woodelf would
probably like it...
m
21 Nov
21 Nov
7:03 p.m.
M H Stein wrote:
I had an AT&T SCEPTER terminal that was used with the Gateway service
offered in Southern California from Times-Mirror/Pacific Telephone.
It had a 1200 baud Bell 212-style modem built in. Also, the keyboard
was infrared on the model I had.
<snip>
Gateway was a killer service back in 1983. It was expensive, but it
was a lot of fun. And I remember dialing up BBSes with the SCEPTER
terminal when my C-64's power supply crapped out...
--------------Reply:
Yeah, I have one of those (keyboards) somewhere in the pile and mine's
IR as well, with the Gateway sticker still on the back. No worse than a PET
to type on (if I had something to type to ;-)
No Windows key either and not supported by Microsoft, so Woodelf would
probably like it...
m
And coming in 3rd place for un-liked keyboards after chicklet ones
is the membrane ones found on $99 or less computers. Not saying any
names but they orginaly came from the UK.
Ben alias woodelf
7:16 p.m.
On Wed, 21 Nov 2007, woodelf wrote:
And coming in 3rd place for un-liked keyboards after
chicklet ones
is the membrane ones found on $99 or less computers. Not saying any
names but they orginaly came from the UK.
Well, there is a very nice doorstop wedge with a PICTURE of a keyboard on
it, . . .
22 Nov
22 Nov
9:33 a.m.
On Wednesday 21 November 2007 19:03:54 woodelf wrote:
And coming in 3rd place for un-liked keyboards after
chicklet ones
is the membrane ones found on $99 or less computers. Not saying any
names but they orginaly came from the UK.
So, uhm, am I the only person here that actually quite *liked* the ZX81
keyboard?
Gordon
10:37 p.m.
On Thu, 2007-11-22 at 11:12 -0700, woodelf wrote:
Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
Yes, I can. But even so, I found the ZX81's keyboard pretty quick and
very quiet. It's maybe a bit tiring to use for very long periods of
time, but it doesn't take long to fill 16k...
Gordon
So, uhm, am I the only person here that actually
quite *liked* the ZX81
keyboard?
The 64 thousand dollar question? Can you type? 
7:31 p.m.
Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
On Wednesday 21 November 2007 19:03:54 woodelf wrote:
*raises hand*
Peace... Sridhar
And coming in 3rd place for un-liked keyboards
after chicklet ones
is the membrane ones found on $99 or less computers. Not saying any
names but they orginaly came from the UK.
So, uhm, am I the only person here that actually quite *liked* the ZX81
keyboard?
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