Trash80toHP_Mini
NIGHT STALKER
. . . for those of you who refer to the Classic of Clickydom, Alps Mechanical Key Switch correct, Apple Extended Keyboard as the "Aircraft Carrier," meet the AMKScorrect ORTEK "Nimitz Class Carrier" from Micro Computer Days! [] ]'>
This brute is untested as yet, gotta dig a PC->PS2 converter outta' the boxes, but she's a BEAUTIFUL BRUTE of a Big@$$Bit . . . erm . . . Boat? She's got the old fashioned the CAD/Spreadsheet full set of Navigation Keys and double position pair of Command Keys that NorthGate brought back for a while, but she's also got yet another full F1-F24 Command Keys . . .
. . . which appear to be programmable at the KBD Level. Dunno though, it says "Menu/Prog above the "Select" key & takes 4 AA Batteries to run/backup the beast, we'll see! 8-o :?:
The IBM KBD had some silly spring loaded, plastic bridge, AMKS imposter, flexible circuit actuators that flew outta' the freakin' POS like the old "worm out of a can" gag! ) this thing is plastic recycling dumpster ballast-n-bits!
The Compact (read: less wide, but deeper, obviously [] ]'> ) COMPAQ KBD w/spherically correct pointing mechanism is really a beauty, the TrackBall works great on a USB converter, but the PS2 KBD connector was stomped flat, so I'll need to dig out the right saw/file/whatever to cut the grounding shroud back to a usable minimum, straighten the pins to insert the remains into the USB converter and then splint the sucker up with Electrical Tape and a Duct Tape wrapper to see if it works or not.
This brute is untested as yet, gotta dig a PC->PS2 converter outta' the boxes, but she's a BEAUTIFUL BRUTE of a Big@$$Bit . . . erm . . . Boat? She's got the old fashioned the CAD/Spreadsheet full set of Navigation Keys and double position pair of Command Keys that NorthGate brought back for a while, but she's also got yet another full F1-F24 Command Keys . . .
. . . which appear to be programmable at the KBD Level. Dunno though, it says "Menu/Prog above the "Select" key & takes 4 AA Batteries to run/backup the beast, we'll see! 8-o :?:
The IBM KBD had some silly spring loaded, plastic bridge, AMKS imposter, flexible circuit actuators that flew outta' the freakin' POS like the old "worm out of a can" gag! ) this thing is plastic recycling dumpster ballast-n-bits!
The Compact (read: less wide, but deeper, obviously [] ]'> ) COMPAQ KBD w/spherically correct pointing mechanism is really a beauty, the TrackBall works great on a USB converter, but the PS2 KBD connector was stomped flat, so I'll need to dig out the right saw/file/whatever to cut the grounding shroud back to a usable minimum, straighten the pins to insert the remains into the USB converter and then splint the sucker up with Electrical Tape and a Duct Tape wrapper to see if it works or not.