Keyword 8000

From: Marvin Johnston <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Thu Jul 18 01:18:00 2002

I've been curious for a while about a couple of Keyword 8000 8" drives
and power supply I picked up at a swapfest. I just found an article over
in Germany about these drives. In checking the power supply, one of the
chips had a code date of 1987, so at least I have a time frame! If
anyone would like them for the usual 1.2 x shipping, let me know.

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 Keyword offers Keypak: TV programs into universe in one
 compatibly
 COMPUTER WEEK No. 50 of 09.12.1988

 AACHEN(pi) - Missing compatibility with text processing programs do
 not stand to an exchange of documents in principle into ways. Now a
 software package offers the key Fords Office Technologies Ltd. with
 Keypak, which permits the transmission between PCS in Dec
 environment, which work with different word processing systems. A
 compelling condition for application is the office automation program
 universe in one of Dec. If Keypak is integrated into the program, users
of
 IBM PC, Macintosh, Dec Vaxmate or other computers, which is
 connectable to a VAX computer, can exchange documents. The user
 does not have to leave its used text processing program. Its document
is
 set off in the usual format and converted then from the software into
the
 format of the receiver. in detail the procedure looks in such a way:
The
 documents are sent to the VAX computer and stored there in the
 electronic mail box. At the same time it is signaled to the receiver
that a
 message is arrived and ready to be collected. For the correct format
 readable with the receiver, the software provides, in which the user
 profiles are stored. Keypak converts IBM PC text 4, ms Word,
 Macintosh Word, Multimate, Wang, Wordstar, Wordperfect, WPS plus,
 Xerox 860, DCA and further programs. Also enterprises with pure text
 processing systems can feed documents into the net. In addition the
 software producer developed Keyword 8000. The product, which
 consists of a CONTROLLER, a floppy disk drive and software, can read
 and convert independently of diskette formats dedicated word processing
 systems, since the software recognizes most text processing formats. In
 the Federal Republic both products are sold by the Macbyte GmbH.
 Information: Macbyte GmbH, steppe mountain avenue 5, 5100 Aachen,
 telephone 02 41/87 00 55.
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