Re: Mystery mid-70's keyboards

2019-12-28 Thread Jules Richardson via cctalk
On 12/28/19 12:06 PM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: "marg set" sounds like a word processor. Looks like a data entry keyboard... Yup, the ASCII control codes on the keys seemed out of place for a wordprocessor, but then there's that "marg set" key. I'd wondered about some kind of early elec

Re: Mystery mid-70's keyboards

2019-12-28 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Sat, Dec 28, 2019, 11:47 AM Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > >>> 2) Keyboard branded as Licon 55-500129, IC date codes in 1973 and '74. > >>> Has three blank white keys, one blank gray key, and one blank black > key, also > >>> "home mem", "marg set" and "video rvs": > >>>http://www.classicc

Re: Mystery mid-70's keyboards

2019-12-28 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
2) Keyboard branded as Licon 55-500129, IC date codes in 1973 and '74. Has three blank white keys, one blank gray key, and one blank black key, also "home mem", "marg set" and "video rvs": http://www.classiccmp.org/acornia/tmp/licon.jpg On Sat, Dec 28, 2019, 12:38 PM Bill Degnan wrote: My

Re: Mystery mid-70's keyboards

2019-12-28 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
But that cant be right On Sat, Dec 28, 2019, 12:38 PM Bill Degnan wrote: > My initial thought is a clone dec terminal printer keyboard. > Bill > > On Sat, Dec 28, 2019, 9:41 AM Jules Richardson via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> >> Hey all, >> >> I was wondering if anyone knows wh

Re: Mystery mid-70's keyboards

2019-12-28 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
My initial thought is a clone dec terminal printer keyboard. Bill On Sat, Dec 28, 2019, 9:41 AM Jules Richardson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Hey all, > > I was wondering if anyone knows what system either of these two keyboards > came from: > > 1) APL keyboard made by Maxi-swit