Re: Calling all small keyboards
as i mentioned to wad the other day, the fujitsu Poqet PC may also qualify as prior art. (a full IBM PC, and 100 hours on 2 AA batteries. what more could you ask for?) =- paul fox, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: Calling all small keyboards
We are looking for examples of keyboards for small children present before 1993. A request for clarification here. Are you looking for keyboards designed for small children, or for keyboards and devices with keyboards that meet your size specs? Specifically, we are looking for keyboards whose key-key spacing is between 10.8 and 16.4 mm horizontally, and 10.8 to 18.0 mm vertically, and with a stroke distance of 0.9 to 6mm. One I remember from c. 1981 was the Panasonic HHC. Here's a link 'http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1c=644'. Search 'Panasonic HHC' or '1400' and you'll find several. The machine was 95 x 227 mm. As there were five rows of keys taking up most of the height, I'd guess about 12mm pitch. Bob ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: calling all small keyboards
The classic is the Texas Instruments Speak Spell, introduced in 1978. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speak__Spell_(game) ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: Calling all small keyboards
I left my Sinclair in the 1CC conference room. It probably qualifies as well. -walter On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 3:29 PM, John Watlington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are looking for examples of keyboards for small children present before 1993. Specifically, we are looking for keyboards whose key-key spacing is between 10.8 and 16.4 mm horizontally, and 10.8 to 18.0 mm vertically, and with a stroke distance of 0.9 to 6mm. Thanks for your memories, wad http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT7354209 http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT7101101 http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT5531529 ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: Calling all small keyboards
Not sure if this helps but look at patent 5700097 http:// patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser? Sect1=PTO1Sect2=HITOFFd=PALLp=1u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO% 2Fsrchnum.htmr=1f=Gl=50s1=5700097.PN.OS=PN/5700097RS=PN/5700097 It may lead to something else via the patents it references including a Japanese patent from 1983 On Jul 24, 2008, at 12:29 PM, John Watlington wrote: We are looking for examples of keyboards for small children present before 1993. Specifically, we are looking for keyboards whose key-key spacing is between 10.8 and 16.4 mm horizontally, and 10.8 to 18.0 mm vertically, and with a stroke distance of 0.9 to 6mm. Thanks for your memories, wad http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT7354209 http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT7101101 http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT5531529 ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: Calling all small keyboards
On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 3:29 PM, John Watlington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are looking for examples of keyboards for small children present before 1993. Specifically, we are looking for keyboards whose key-key spacing is between 10.8 and 16.4 mm horizontally, and 10.8 to 18.0 mm vertically, and with a stroke distance of 0.9 to 6mm. Thanks for your memories, wad http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT7354209 http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT7101101 http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT5531529 Reminds me of the Seiko UC-2200 I picked-up at a computer show in '85 or so. Wristwatch with a 40x24 display screen.(pixels, not characters) magneto-coupled non-contact interface to a keyboard base with plug-in application ROM pack, BASIC language programmable, integrated dot-matrix printer. Anybody got a BR2325 button cell battery? I'm not sure how you're measuring keyspace, but this looks close. horizontal edge-to-edge looks like 18.0 mm vertical at 10.0 mm can't estimate vertical stroke, but motion is involved. Label calls it a SEIKO UC-2200 CONTROLLER MODEL NO. UM01-0020 Hattori seiko co. ltd No 457624 made in Japan. FCC ID C4Z7NSUM0120 Pictures on the Wiki.. .http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Seiko_uc2200 -- Steve Holton [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
