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<tunixman>
I worked for a Japanese "telco" in Los Angeles in the early 00s, maybe 03 or 04, I can't remember. Anyway one of the developers from Japan had this blackberry-sized laptop with actual keys on the keyboard. He coded up a shitstorm on it and never really had to move his fingers.
<andlabs>
I got that packard bell computer with the game blaster
<andlabs>
it has a 5.25" floppy drive with a standard turning-arm latch that refuses to budge unless a disk is in the drive
<andlabs>
I wonder how
<andlabs>
also two of the case screws are missing
<ZrX-NoMs>
Just a tiny flippy plastic that turns out of the way when the floppy is inserted. Seen few drives where users force the latch close without a disk destroying the small plastic piece.
<tunixman>
yeah there's a small plastic key which I would regularly push open to play with the drive door when I was a kid.
<tunixman>
I kind of liked the tactile feel of the click I think.
<andlabs>
hmm
<andlabs>
also what's the best place to get a PS/2 to AT keyboard adapter from
<andlabs>
or should I get an AT keyboard
<andlabs>
assuming this thing just uses standard AT keyboards and not some proprietary extension like Leading Edge
<tunixman>
I'd say Fry's but they went under...
<andlabs>
whcih is something else I'm frustrated about with modern interent on retro computers
<andlabs>
no information on anything
<andlabs>
but hey we've got picclick and worthpint and ebay
<andlabs>
and the occasional vcfed or vogons thread ogling at My Great Find
<NiGHTS>
Amazon.com: KENTEK 6 Inch in Mini DIN6 PS/2 Male to DIN5 at Female Keyboard Adapter Converter Cable Cord MDIN6 6 Pin to DIN5 5 Pin M/F for PC Mac Linux : Electronics
<andlabs>
I didn't hold out for a Tandy because I wanted a Tandy specifically; in fact I would have preferred a computer with more ISA slots
<tunixman>
It's even UL rated.
<andlabs>
but with a Tandy I at least knew what the keyboard compatibilty was
<andlabs>
but is it any good on experience or is it just cheap
<tunixman>
oh yeah well. that's definitely the question. 57 ratings and 5 stars but are they real?
<NiGHTS>
foone sur Twitter : "Oh wow, a Copy 2 PC option board! This is a 1986 device that's kinda like a Kryoflux or CatWeasel board. It's an alternative floppy disk controller that reads at a lower level, to allow you to copy disks that are copy protected. https://t.co/4nYfv2RTPH… https://t.co/dW2cjEduIL"
<tunixman>
ooooh nice!
<andlabs>
anyway I can't even find hte model number of the keyboard this machine came with originally
<andlabs>
again, no one cares
<andlabs>
just gotta sell sell sell
<tunixman>
hahahah yeah... maybe it's stenciled on the circuit board.
<NiGHTS>
Pietro Gagliardi sur Twitter : "things you get googling for a model of an old IBM clone on ebay: - ebay (often same listing)+proxies - picclick - worthpoint - pinterest - amazon - maybe a vcfed or vogons thread ogling it things you don't get: - anything saying what its trade name is or what the specs are"