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Re: Third party keyboard
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 9:14 pm
by RWAP
adonet wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 7:09 pm
Yet another one for on the ZX81 membrane keyboard. Bought in Utrecht in 1984. I don't know who made it.
That is a Filesixty keyboard - basically a rubber mat similar to the original Spectrum which sticks on top of the original ZX81 membrane.
Re: Third party keyboard
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 11:45 pm
by Moggy
RWAP wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 9:14 pm
adonet wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 7:09 pm
Yet another one for on the ZX81 membrane keyboard. Bought in Utrecht in 1984. I don't know who made it.
That is a Filesixty keyboard - basically a rubber mat similar to the original Spectrum which sticks on top of the original ZX81 membrane.
Wrong one Rich!
This is the earlier plastic buttoned, Need-Fingers-Like-Hercules to press successfully version, the buttons operated sprung plastic fingers which then pressed the zeddies own keyboard.
The later grey coloured Neoprene mat type was as you describe it a smaller version of the speccies keyboard mat with a cardboard style overlay, it was marginally better but after many key presses the buttons became weak at their flex points and tended to stick.