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Title: Two terminal keyboards and a kaypro
Post by: Parak on Mon, 08 November 2010, 01:32:30

Terminal 1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200540842606)
Terminal 2 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190465813734)
A kaypro is fine too. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290497528653)

Title: Two terminal keyboards and a kaypro
Post by: kps on Mon, 08 November 2010, 08:37:29

Quote from: Parak;244121

Terminal 2 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190465813734)

Not actually a terminal, FYI. The Epson QX-10 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epson_QX-10) was a business-market personal computer (pre-IBM-PC) with an integrated office software suite called Valdocs, for which the keyboard was designed.

Title: Two terminal keyboards and a kaypro
Post by: mr_a500 on Mon, 08 November 2010, 09:33:34

That's a Kaypro 2, not a Kaypro II. Yes, they're different models - that look nearly identical and are both pronounced "Kaypro two". There's also the Kaypro "New 2", but that one looks different.

I love my Kaypro II. It has a nice keyboard (linear, but nice thick keys and "key beep") and crisp persistent phosphor green-screen.