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Title: Unusual (but attractive) color scheme on vintage Miniterm 1203S
Post by: Snarfangel on Sun, 31 May 2015, 21:45:04

I saw this vintage (which sounds so much nicer than "ancient"  :)) ) Miniterm 1203S Portable Computer Terminal/acoustic-coupled fax machine on Ebay here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Miniterm-1203S-Portable-Computer-Terminal-Early-Fax-Machine-/281605681979?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item419101b33b (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Miniterm-1203S-Portable-Computer-Terminal-Early-Fax-Machine-/281605681979?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item419101b33b)

The keyboard is unusual in that the left side and the right side seem to be deliberately made with keys of different (but equally attractive) shade of blue:
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/XwUAAOSwEppUR9cB/$_57.JPG)

Of course, like every Geekhacker, I'm curious about what switches it has ( ;D ), but I'm equally curious why they made each side a different color. Any ideas on either aspect?

/Love those keycaps.

Title: Re: Unusual (but attractive) color scheme on vintage Miniterm 1203S
Post by: Snarfangel on Sun, 31 May 2015, 21:46:30

Quote from: Snarfangel on Sun, 31 May 2015, 21:45:04

I saw this vintage (which sounds so much nicer than "ancient"  :)) ) Miniterm 1203S Portable Computer Terminal/acoustic-coupled fax machine on Ebay here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Miniterm-1203S-Portable-Computer-Terminal-Early-Fax-Machine-/281605681979?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item419101b33b (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Miniterm-1203S-Portable-Computer-Terminal-Early-Fax-Machine-/281605681979?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item419101b33b)

The keyboard is unusual in that the left side and the right side seem to be deliberately made with keys of different (but equally attractive) shade of blue:

Show Image

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/XwUAAOSwEppUR9cB/$_57.JPG)

Of course, like every Geekhacker, I'm curious about what switches it has ( ;D ), but I'm equally curious why they made each side a different color. Any ideas on either aspect?

/Love those keycaps.

Oh, wait, on further inspection, I answered my own question -- it has a number pad built in on the right. Still quite an interesting design.