-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tony Church wrote: > Tony (Firshman) > > Thank you for your reply and sorry about the tardy response but I have had a > few problems that has kept me busy. > I would be happy to purchase the board if you can find it or hire it if you > do not wish to part with it. I haven't had a chance to look yet.
.... watch this space. Tony > > Tony Church > Tele 01707662791 > Fax 01707662791 > Mob 07886567786 > Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ralf Reköndt > Sent: 21 July 2007 10:47 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ql-users] Repeat message > > From: "Tony Firshman" > > Ah I might even *have* one of those somewhere. Finding it is a > different matter. > > They were very different in design. Didn't they also *look* different? > The PC style one connecting with the DIN plug must have had an internal > pcb plugging into the 8049 socket, with the 8049 being put onto their > pcb. Only guessing as I have not seen one, but the QL-type keyboard (as > the internal one was) requires many more connections. > > When I was talking about faults, it was the internal one. I know nothing > about the external one. > > Tony > > > As I have said: The PC-Style Schön keyboard had a little PCB fitted under > the 8049 (and the chip above). It worked vey relieable, without any > keybounces (compared to the standard Schön keyboard). The problem after a > few years was the non-working of some of the keys. As far as I know, the > keyboard were made by a Britisch company called "Keyboard productions", I > have to look for letters of Christopher Smith, the owner of "Schön > Keyboards" ("Schön" was the birthname of his mother, coming from germany, > hence the umlaut in the name). > > The main problem with the PC-style keyboard was, that there were no "real" > switches as in earlier Cherry keyboards, instead it was a kind of carbon > (coal) on the switches, which is a bit difficult to clean, as it is very > thin and it is dangerous to wash it completely away using ethylalcolohol. > - -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGqOPYM3RzOs8+btoRAujIAJ9VyLhZZYC9SCdmyTfgANTjk10r7wCghz+5 kqq5kiVgKCpS+5LRoMmuGqM= =S2a9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
