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Offline Parak

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What's our vector, Victor?
« on: Sun, 24 October 2010, 18:04:55 »
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Offline Parak

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What's our vector, Victor?
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 24 October 2010, 18:05:34 »
Wow, someone grabbed both while I was making a post. Welp.
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Offline Sam

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What's our vector, Victor?
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 24 October 2010, 20:03:11 »
I found this specification for the Victor 9000:
http://www.commodore.ca/history/people/chuck_peddle/Sirius_1_Victor_9000_Specification.pdf

For the keyboard they list this:
* Separate 8048 microprocessor
* Software definable 7 or 10 soft function keys
* Full IBM Selectric II (56 key) keyboard layout
* Type ahead buffering to 32 levels and full n-key rollover
* Capacitive keyswitches rated for 100 million operations
* keyboard contains PCB with on-board drivers

I wonder what type of capacitive switches they have, if they're something like the IBM Model F's of that era or something different.  Anyone ever tried one and if so how do they feel?  Those cupped Selectric-type keycaps look awesome.  Quite an impressive spec for a keyboard of that era.
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Offline Phaedrus2129

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What's our vector, Victor?
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 24 October 2010, 20:05:29 »
Supposedly they're linears.
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Offline kriminal

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« Reply #4 on: Sun, 24 October 2010, 20:17:16 »
would've like to put caps like those on my model m's
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Offline Sam

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« Reply #5 on: Sun, 24 October 2010, 20:26:15 »
Quote from: Phaedrus2129;238183
Supposedly they're linears.


You mean the one for the Victor 9000 system (eBay listing calls it a Model 721) are supposedly linears, right?  Then what about the other one, the 3300, is that also linear?  Same switches in both or different?
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Offline aegrotatio

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« Reply #6 on: Sun, 24 October 2010, 22:01:01 »
Roger, Roger.

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Offline mr_a500

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What's our vector, Victor?
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 25 October 2010, 09:35:50 »
Quote from: Parak;238159
Wow, someone grabbed both while I was making a post. Welp.


Damn it! Damn it!!

I wanted that Victor 9000 keyboard. Now I'll have to wait another 10 years to find one.
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