On Fri, 6 Aug 2004, Michael Berger wrote:
> The question is: did Siemens steal the Sincair key design or was it just the > other way around... or did both parties have the same idea accidentally. > Probably it is impossible to tell the truth about that after all those > years. I don't know, but I do know that at school in 1980-1984 I regularly used a teletype terminal of a modern design (ie dot matrix) that had this exact style of key - not just the key tops but the bubble mat and membrane were of the same construction with a different layout. I know this because some enthusiastic fellow pupil thought it would make the printer quieter if it were oiled. I took it upon myself to strip the unit down to remove all the oil before the print mechanism siezed. I am looking for an old teletype now, as it happens. It would be a very fun way to do the opening credits for my short movie about a bank :) Dave _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
