17 Nov
2007
17 Nov
'07
2:48 a.m.
I found the oddest thing over at my friend James' ACCRC (Alameda County
Computer Resource Center) operation.
Walking through his office I spotted a Timex-Sinclair 1000. But this was
no ordinary TS1000. Instead of a membrane keyboard (i.e. the flat,
plastic piece of shit) it had a chiclet keyboard (i.e. the rubberized,
raised key type). I have never seen this before.
It seems to be an aftermarket add-on. It has an adhesive on the bottom
perimeter that sticks over the original membrane keyboard. On the bottom
of each key are circular pads that press against the membrane key when the
chiclet key is depressed. It's pretty damn cool.
Has anyone else ever seen one of these before?
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4:22 p.m.
On Nov 16, 2007, at 10:17 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
Yep, I remember those too. I had a TS1000 when they were current,
and I remember having seen various keyboard modifications advertised in
that magazine (it was called "Sync" or something like that?)...some of
them were full chassis replacements, which is what this one seems to
be.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
Has anyone
else ever seen one of these before?
I remember seeing an ad for one, back in the past. 
2:09 p.m.
Yes. I have one in my Timex Collection.
On Nov 16, 2007, at 9:48 PM, Sellam Ismail wrote:
I found the oddest thing over at my friend James' ACCRC (Alameda
County
Computer Resource Center) operation.
Walking through his office I spotted a Timex-Sinclair 1000. But
this was
no ordinary TS1000. Instead of a membrane keyboard (i.e. the flat,
plastic piece of shit) it had a chiclet keyboard (i.e. the rubberized,
raised key type). I have never seen this before.
It seems to be an aftermarket add-on. It has an adhesive on the
bottom
perimeter that sticks over the original membrane keyboard. On the
bottom
of each key are circular pads that press against the membrane key
when the
chiclet key is depressed. It's pretty damn cool.
Has anyone else ever seen one of these before?
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage
Computer Festival
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Rob Borsuk
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4:45 p.m.
On 17/11/07 02:48, "Sellam Ismail" <sellam at vintagetech.com> wrote:
I found the oddest thing over at my friend James' ACCRC (Alameda County
Computer Resource Center) operation.
Walking through his office I spotted a Timex-Sinclair 1000. But this was
no ordinary TS1000. Instead of a membrane keyboard (i.e. the flat,
plastic piece of shit) it had a chiclet keyboard (i.e. the rubberized,
raised key type). I have never seen this before.
It seems to be an aftermarket add-on. It has an adhesive on the bottom
perimeter that sticks over the original membrane keyboard. On the bottom
of each key are circular pads that press against the membrane key when the
chiclet key is depressed. It's pretty damn cool.
Has anyone else ever seen one of these before?
It sounds like the Filesixty keyboard that was available for the ZX81 in the
UK. Are the number keys a tasteful shade of blue?
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Adrian/Witchy
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Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer
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