Old tandy 1000 keyboard 8 pin din pinout?

From: Paul Williams <flo_at_rdel.co.uk>
Date: Sat Nov 11 03:44:24 2000

Tony Duell wrote:
>
> Of course there's an 80186, and for that matter an 80188, which is
> the same chip with an 8 bit external databus. Both were more widely
> used in things like X-terminals, laserprinters, etc rather than PCs
> (I seem to remember there was something about the IBM PC architecture
> that made it difficult to use an 80186, but I will have to check the
> details)

Research Machines produced a 80186-based PC called the Nimbus. If there
were compatibility issues they may not have been visible in the
locked-in education market.
Received on Sat Nov 11 2000 - 03:44:24 GMT