Comments on: Vintage Computer Keyboard Quiz http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312 The Retrogaming and Retrocomputing Blogazine Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:25:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Vintage Computer Keyboard Quiz by: XxDpakxX http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-14598 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:19:13 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-14598 Call my BBS open 24/7! telnet 2 with of course CGterm the best terminal program for the PC 2 64vintageremixbbs.dyndns.org Running Color 648.0x! CALL TODAY! Call my BBS open 24/7! telnet 2 with of course CGterm the best terminal program for the PC 2 64vintageremixbbs.dyndns.org Running Color 648.0x! CALL TODAY!

]]> Comment on Vintage Computer Keyboard Quiz by: Benj Edwards http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13905 Thu, 03 May 2007 15:49:04 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13905 I figured that was the case, Bjorn. Congrats on knowing all of them! And I second Bjorn -- if anyone has a Canon Cat they'd like to get rid of, let me know too. :) I figured that was the case, Bjorn. Congrats on knowing all of them!

And I second Bjorn — if anyone has a Canon Cat they'd like to get rid of, let me know too. :)

]]> Comment on Vintage Computer Keyboard Quiz by: Bjorn Nitmo http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13902 Wed, 02 May 2007 23:54:30 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13902 Woo Woo! In my defense, I accidently left off the +. The keyboards on my Speccy and Speccy+ are distinctively different. BTW, if anyone has a Canon Cat they want to sell for a reasonable price ( Woo Woo! In my defense, I accidently left off the +. The keyboards on my Speccy and Speccy+ are distinctively different. BTW, if anyone has a Canon Cat they want to sell for a reasonable price (

]]> Comment on Vintage Computer Keyboard Quiz by: Benj Edwards http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13901 Wed, 02 May 2007 20:53:33 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13901 I just posted the answers as an update to this entry. Bjorn Nitmo got them all right except #2 -- he was close, though. It's a Sinclair+ model, not the original. Great work, guys! I just posted the answers as an update to this entry. Bjorn Nitmo got them all right except #2 — he was close, though. It's a Sinclair+ model, not the original. Great work, guys!

]]> Comment on Vintage Computer Keyboard Quiz by: Bjorn Nitmo http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13893 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:22:09 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13893 There is ambiguity with #5 as the VIC-20 and 64 used the same keyboard and depend on the lighting used in the photo and the the way colours are set on your monitor, #5 could be seen as either. Further, Commodore originally shipped VIC-20s with brown/beige keyboards (known as the 'PET-style keyboard') and later used the same brownish/greyish keyboards as the 64. I've even seen a few 64s with the brown/beige PET-style keyboard. There were also subtle differences as to whether the PETSCII graphics were printed on the top or front of the keys. There is no way to discern which keyboard is used in photo #5. I chose the 64 because of numerical superiority. Better odds. :) P.S. If anyone wants proof, I'd be glad to send in photos of my VIC-20 collection. Or go ask at Denial, they'll confirm what I've written. There is ambiguity with #5 as the VIC-20 and 64 used the same keyboard and depend on the lighting used in the photo and the the way colours are set on your monitor, #5 could be seen as either. Further, Commodore originally shipped VIC-20s with brown/beige keyboards (known as the 'PET-style keyboard') and later used the same brownish/greyish keyboards as the 64. I've even seen a few 64s with the brown/beige PET-style keyboard. There were also subtle differences as to whether the PETSCII graphics were printed on the top or front of the keys. There is no way to discern which keyboard is used in photo #5. I chose the 64 because of numerical superiority. Better odds. :)

P.S. If anyone wants proof, I'd be glad to send in photos of my VIC-20 collection. Or go ask at Denial, they'll confirm what I've written.

]]> Comment on Vintage Computer Keyboard Quiz by: Jypsy315 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13892 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:33:26 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13892 #3 is definitly IBM/PC... I agree with Russ on #5 being the old VIC20, I don't remember the 64 haveing the brown keyboard like that. #7 is the Commodore 64/128. #3 is definitly IBM/PC… I agree with Russ on #5 being the old VIC20, I don't remember the 64 haveing the brown keyboard like that. #7 is the Commodore 64/128.

]]> Comment on Vintage Computer Keyboard Quiz by: Bjorn Nitmo http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13886 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:16:29 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13886 1. Canon Cat 2. Sinclair ZX Spectrum 3. IBM Model M 4. Atari 400 5. Commodore 64 6. Radio Shack TRS-80 CoCo 7. Commodore Plus/4 8. Timex-Sinclair ZX81 That was relatively easy. I own all but one of those machines. Bet you can't guess which! Say, did I win anything? 1. Canon Cat
2. Sinclair ZX Spectrum
3. IBM Model M
4. Atari 400
5. Commodore 64
6. Radio Shack TRS-80 CoCo
7. Commodore Plus/4
8. Timex-Sinclair ZX81

That was relatively easy. I own all but one of those machines. Bet you can't guess which! Say, did I win anything?

]]> Comment on Vintage Computer Keyboard Quiz by: Totallyamused http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13885 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:10:18 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13885 I think Ross has it right, #6 looks like Mattel Aquarius, maybe an Intellivision II keyboard, but I think Aquarius. I think Ross has it right, #6 looks like Mattel Aquarius, maybe an Intellivision II keyboard, but I think Aquarius.

]]> Comment on Vintage Computer Keyboard Quiz by: Ross http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13883 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:26:55 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13883 I agree with most of the other responses, but I am pretty sure that No. 6 is from the Intellivision computer add-on component rather than from the Color Computer. I agree with most of the other responses, but I am pretty sure that No. 6 is from the Intellivision computer add-on component rather than from the Color Computer.

]]> Comment on Vintage Computer Keyboard Quiz by: doug http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13882 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:24:47 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/312#comment-13882 I see IBM keys on #3 ( as said by few others...best keys, push pencial holder!)...I wanted to say Atari 800 but I think it is the 400 for #4, #8 is definately Sinclar...I want to say #6 is some sort of DEC terminal?? I see IBM keys on #3 ( as said by few others…best keys, push pencial holder!)…I wanted to say Atari 800 but I think it is the 400 for #4,
#8 is definately Sinclar…I want to say #6 is some sort of DEC terminal??

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