if you had the 16KB RAM pack attached (in the back) and pressed the keyboard too hard, the computer could wobble and momentarily disconnect from the RAM pack – all your code&data could be gone in an instant.
@[email protected] @[email protected] not a blister-board. But the switches in the ti99-4a at least the one I still have feel fucking awful even after i clean the hell out of them and re-lubbed them.
@[email protected] @[email protected] That and the Atari 400 are definitely worthy nominees, but my vote has to go to the TRS-80 Model 1 keyboard wwwittthouutt tttthhhee deeebouuuncccee ccccirrccuuiitt.
it took TWO MINUTES for someone (@[email protected]) to nominate the keyboard I was thinking of
@[email protected] @[email protected] To be fair, that’s actually the Sinclair C5 (not Ford Pinto) of keyboards. 🙂
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if you had the 16KB RAM pack attached (in the back) and pressed the keyboard too hard, the computer could wobble and momentarily disconnect from the RAM pack – all your code&data could be gone in an instant.
@[email protected] @[email protected] Now you’re just harshing on the Pinto.
@[email protected] @[email protected] not a blister-board. But the switches in the ti99-4a at least the one I still have feel fucking awful even after i clean the hell out of them and re-lubbed them.
@[email protected] @[email protected] oh yeah. first computer I owned. that keyboard was so bad and eventually died.
@[email protected] @[email protected] That and the Atari 400 are definitely worthy nominees, but my vote has to go to the TRS-80 Model 1 keyboard wwwittthouutt tttthhhee deeebouuuncccee ccccirrccuuiitt.
@[email protected] @[email protected] Or this modern iteration of it.
Hits all the same notes:
@[email protected] @[email protected] unsafe at any baud rate?
@[email protected] @[email protected] Hey now that’s my childhood there