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Greetings, All! They brought me a Cherry Model My 8000 keyboard the other day. old junk (very large), but taking a closer look I saw on it the year of manufacture 1997 and a wire with a PS/2 connector. Except In this case, two more connectors were found in the case: a nine-pin COM type and six-hole round. I wondered - why are they there? I opened the lid and looked inside. There's almost a computer stuffed inside there - a decent one size board, 6 small LEDs, processor (apparently), memory, a bunch of microcircuits. Moreover, more than half of the elements on the board, including FIVE connectors, are not even installed. What (who) is this? And why is this necessary? [REAL ZX] [SCORPION GMX 2048/SMUC/GS-512/HDD/CD]

Hello Nikolaj! 14 Feb 05 21:28, Nikolaj Amosov -> All: NA> They brought me a Cherry Model My 8000 keyboard the other day. By NA> junk junk (very large), but taking a closer look NA> I saw on it the year of manufacture 1997 and a wire with a PS/2 connector. Except NA> two more connectors were found in the case: nine-pin NA> type COM and six-hole round. Well, there is a mouse, a trackball, a smart card reader, an additional digital keyboard unit... NA> I was wondering - why are they there? I opened the lid and looked inside NA> inward. There's almost a computer stuffed inside there - a decent one NA> size board, 6 small LEDs, processor (apparently), NA> memory, a bunch of chips. Are there any additional buttons? Maybe creating macros is... NA> Moreover, more than half of the elements NA> are not even installed on the board, including FIVE connectors. This is probably a USB host. It happened to cherry. 1 input and 4 outputs. Best regards, Evgeniy.

Hello Eugene! Tuesday 15 February 2005 18:31:18 Eugene Palenock -> Nikolaj Amosov: NA>> They brought me a Cherry Model My 8000 keyboard the other day. [disk error] NA>> I was wondering - what are they for? I opened the lid and NA>> looked in NA>> inward. There's almost a computer stuffed inside there - NA>> decent NA>> board size, 6 small LEDs, processor NA>> (apparently), NA>> memory, a bunch of chips. EP> Are there additional buttons? Nope, the standard one with screw buttons. EP> Maybe there is creation of macros... NA>> Moreover, more than half of the elements NA>> are not even installed on the board, including FIVE connectors. EP> This is probably a USB host. It happened to cherry. 1 input and 4 outputs. So there is no USB input. How many pins does USB have? I'm here now I did the math and it turned out that 2 connectors of 10 were not installed contacts, 2 connectors with 5 contacts, 1 connector with 4 contacts and another COM for 9 contacts. Well, they screwed it up... The quality, by the way, is rare, even though it’s made in Germany and the inscriptions everything is in German. The case is good, but the mechanics of the buttons are simply disgusting.interesting - I pressed the button a little crookedly and it either pressed too hard It wobbles, or comes out hard, or both... [REAL ZX] [SCORPION GMX 2048/SMUC/GS-512/HDD/CD]