Second to my Personal Iris 4D/20, the Apricot Xen has to be one of the
most memorable systems I ever saw when I grew up.
I can still vividly remember when my dad had them in his office and
whenever I was there I would either bolt for the 4D/20 (They cared so
much for the system that they let a five year-old play with it but on
the other hand they did give it to me two years ago for nothing. :D) or
the Xen that was right next to it.
If memory recalls it had the trackball mouse as well as the 3 1/4"
floppy drive and a hard drive and best of all it had that keyboard with
the LCD panel and the programmable buttons.
Sad to say they vanished all one day and since then (a little over ten
years) I have been trying to find another Xen for myself. It seems it is
not an easy task. Not only were Apricot systems not really liked here in
North America but whenever I do manage to find a Xen it is ALWAYS
missing either the keyboard or the mouse...or both and don't get me
started with the monitor or the power supply. I can never seen to find one.
Now that I own a logitech G15 keyboard and have it on my high-spec
system I am now even more determined to find a Xen so I can mess around
with its LCD panel.
Does anyone have one with at least the keyboard and trackball mouse?
Since words really can't describe this system, here's info on the system.
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=501&st=1
John.