----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Leonard" <trixter_at_oldskool.org>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: Using an IBM PCjr wireless keyboard
>
> It took me a while to discover WHY the original PCjr keyboard used rubber
keys:
> It was so the complete newbie could use thin cardboard "overlays" that
fit
> completely over the keyboard and illustrated what each key did in a
particular
> application. King's Quest for PCjr did this, IIRC, as did a few other
programs.
> --
> Jim Leonard (trixter_at_oldskool.org)
http://www.oldskool.org/
Could also be because a chicklet keyboard (membrane type) is allot cheaper
to make then a normal IBM keyboard with mechanical switches (of that
period).
Received on Sat Jan 29 2005 - 19:26:27 GMT