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From: Tony Firshman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
... the tails are bent round
in a tight 180% degrees, and the bend is under tension.
If I remember correctly, 180 degrees is not bent at all - it's a straight
line.
Don't you mean 360 degrees :o)
(Sorry, couldn't
On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 at 08:21:39, Norman Dunbar wrote:
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-Original Message-
From: Tony Firshman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
... the tails are bent round
in a tight 180% degrees, and the bend is under tension.
If I remember correctly, 180 degrees is not bent at
-Original Message-
From: Tony Firshman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 9:18 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Membranes
No - I mean 180 degrees. Tails come out on one direction in the line of
the keyplate, and are bent 180 degrees back, hard
Dilwyn wrote:-
My favourite though was the little Diren keyboard interface. Tiny,
easy to install and reliable. Pity Robin Barker stopped doing that
one.
I have about 3 or 4 customers wanting a Di-Ren keyboard interface. Many
need one over the sH because it doesn't need drivers - it works
Tony Firshman wrote:
On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 at 08:21:39, Norman Dunbar wrote:
-Original Message-
From: Tony Firshman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
... the tails are bent round
in a tight 180% degrees, and the bend is under tension.
If I remember correctly, 180 degrees is not bent
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Membranes
Dilwyn wrote:-
My favourite though was the little Diren keyboard interface. Tiny,
easy to install and reliable. Pity Robin Barker stopped
Al Feng writes:
For example, I own a fairly early QXL card -- nice, but it wasn't
stressed (mentioned? ... oops!?!) that the screen image was reduced
(i.e., equivalent, at best, of a 10 when viewed on a standard 14 VGA
Sounds odd. Is this a problem with early QXLs or can anyone help Al here?
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
Dilwyn wrote:-
My favourite though was the little Diren keyboard interface. Tiny,
easy to install and reliable. Pity Robin Barker stopped doing that
one.
I have about 3 or 4 customers wanting a Di-Ren keyboard interface. Many
need one over
On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 at 00:08:10, P Witte wrote:
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Al Feng writes:
I *know* (for example) that SMSQ/E is BETTER, but I doubt that I could be
convinced to buy it, now, without first seeing what it can/cannot do
compared to the plain-jane variant
P Witte wrote:
For example, I own a fairly early QXL card -- nice, but it wasn't
stressed (mentioned? ... oops!?!) that the screen image was reduced
(i.e., equivalent, at best, of a 10 when viewed on a standard 14 VGA
Sounds odd. Is this a problem with early QXLs or can anyone help Al here?
On Sat, 9 Mar 2002 at 20:19:17, Al Feng wrote:
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BTW. Just as many want to hold to their notion that the material
selection, alone, is the problem, I will maintain my belief that if the
tails were not located in proximity of the heatsink that the problem of
premature
On 9 Mar 2002, at 13:06, Tony Firshman wrote:
Woflgang
Who he?
Why, that's em, of course...
Wolfgang
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On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:03:21 + Tony Firshman
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snip
We tried to get the manufacturers to change the spec, but they said
they
would only work to the specs they had. I wonder who made the good
ones.
Regardless, pure vinyl, or materials approaching same [as
After swapping out my fourth [!?!] membrane, I was more than happy to
pony up the funds for the maligned-by-others Falkenberg keyboard
interface [the earlier Scho(e)n ABC keyboards with proprietary
interfaces did not seem like a wise choice].
I have had a Falkenburg Keyboard90 interface in my
On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 at 06:48:31, Al Feng wrote:
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On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:03:21 + Tony Firshman
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original C84 QL membranes - snipped
I presume by clear you mean window glass clear
Yes. I have seen this sort of plastic on many other computers
On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 at 14:28:26, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
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After swapping out my fourth [!?!] membrane, I was more than happy to
pony up the funds for the maligned-by-others Falkenberg keyboard
interface [the earlier Scho(e)n ABC keyboards with
On Sun, 10 Mar 2002, Al Feng wrote:
The significant problem [which *I* found] is the SHAPE of the top of the
QL's tiles ... if you are a moderately fast typist, you are not looking
at the tiles AND your fingers are not locked onto the tiles, either; so,
you will inevitably be striking the
On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 at 09:37:23, Al Feng wrote:
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Heck, if I lived in New England (or, England) and could actually see
ANY-/everything demo'd ahead of time, I would probably own a lot more QL
related hardware/software ... or, certainly, different hardware/software
I see
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
On Sun, 10 Mar 2002, Al Feng wrote:
The significant problem [which *I* found] is the SHAPE of the top of the
QL's tiles ... if you are a moderately fast typist, you are not looking
at the tiles AND your fingers are not locked onto
On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 21:13:33 + Tony Firshman
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On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 at 09:37:23, Al Feng wrote:
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snip
I see you live in the same town as John Impellizzeri - I assume you
two
know each other.
How about a joint trip to the Washington
On 8 Mar 2002, at 20:50, Timothy Swenson wrote:
After 12 years of using my QL with a keyboard interface, there is no way
that I am going back.
Yes, that was one of the first things I did with my QL, as well.
Keyboards, of course, are a matter of taste. I found the Ql one a
disaster.
On 9 Mar 2002, at 0:01, Phoebus Dokos wrote:
Well yes but doesn't that defeat the purpose?
I for one never liked QLs with all sorts of cables hanging out of them :-)... I
prefer the original look... contained, small, sleek and
beautiful :-)
I never got a hang up on the Ql design itself.
On 8 Mar 2002, at 14:42, Dave wrote:
If I am going to invest several thousand dollars in a project, I am going
to make sure I understand 100% all the issues involved with my designs,
and with the design decisions of the original membrane.
If you're going to invest several thousand dollars
On Sat, 9 Mar 2002 at 11:39:59, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
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On 8 Mar 2002, at 20:50, Timothy Swenson wrote:
After 12 years of using my QL with a keyboard interface, there is no way
that I am going back.
Yes, that was one of the first things I did with my
On Sat, 9 Mar 2002, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
If you're going to invest several thousand dollars in a Ql project, my
advice would be:
don't.
(unless you don't care to get'em back)
That's why I'm calling it a 'project' and not a 'business' ;)
Anyway, as far as a membrane project is
On Fri, 8 Mar 2002 15:33:24 + Tony Firshman
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On Fri, 8 Mar 2002 at 06:20:22, Al Feng wrote:
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EVERYONE!
Speculation about the material used in the QL's membranes by
Sinclair
or otherwise seems futile.
snip
Nope. As I said
Dave,
Well, best of luck ...
I'm glad to read that you are, at least, thinking of NOT going with a
replica of the original membrane ...
BTW. Just as many want to hold to their notion that the material
selection, alone, is the problem, I will maintain my belief that if the
tails were not
On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 at 13:50:20, Phoebus Dokos wrote:
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At 01:48 ìì 7/3/2002, you wrote:
In reply to my own post, I have one particular question.
What is the specified and typical force required to actuate a key on a QL
keyboard? Newtons or ounces please!
Dave
EVERYONE!
Speculation about the material used in the QL's membranes by Sinclair or
otherwise seems futile.
It is worth noting, IMO, that the reason that the membranes have failed in
the past, and will probably fail in the future in a standard QL configuration IS
singularly BECAUSE of the
On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Al Feng wrote:
Speculation about the material used in the QL's membranes by Sinclair or
otherwise seems futile.
I disagree. Here's why.
They fail. We have to produce something that does the same function. We
don't want it to fail the same way.
It is worth noting, IMO,
On Fri, 8 Mar 2002 at 06:20:22, Al Feng wrote:
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EVERYONE!
Speculation about the material used in the QL's membranes by Sinclair
or otherwise seems futile.
It is worth noting, IMO, that the reason that the membranes have failed
in the past, and will probably fail in
and the microdrives). I wish
I'd kept it now...
Ian.
-Original Message-
From: tony
Sent: 08 March 2002 15:33
To: ql-users
Cc: tony
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Membranes
On Fri, 8 Mar 2002 at 06:20:22, Al Feng wrote:
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EVERYONE!
Speculation about
I was in the middle of replying to a msg from Dave, but my m/c crashed
and I cannot find the original now (8-(#
A mention was made of a keyboard type with carbon pads onto a pcb and
ribbon cable tails. This is exactly what a UK Co (Keyboard Products)
used to make for the QL - it replaced the
On Fri, 8 Mar 2002 at 21:24:28, Tony Firshman wrote:
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2) The pcb was sub-standard, and the 'gold' plated contacts weren't.
Weren't 'gold' I mean.
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On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Tony Firshman wrote:
1) Keybounce. They produced a replacement 8749 to 'cure' this, which it
did. Unfortunately it killed ser2 (8-(# Hermes/superHermes have cured
key bounce with all keyboards using the pcb connectors.
2) The pcb was sub-standard, and the 'gold'
On Fri, 8 Mar 2002 at 22:52:34, Dave wrote:
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On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Tony Firshman wrote:
1) Keybounce. They produced a replacement 8749 to 'cure' this, which it
did. Unfortunately it killed ser2 (8-(# Hermes/superHermes have cured
key bounce with all keyboards
After 12 years of using my QL with a keyboard interface, there is no way
that I am going back.
I think the true solution to the membrane issue is to get a keyboard
interface. Then, if the keyboard dies, there are tons more
available. Plus, you can get one to the layout and color that you
??? 8/3/2002 11:50:26 ìì, ?/? Timothy Swenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ??:
After 12 years of using my QL with a keyboard interface, there is no way
that I am going back.
I think the true solution to the membrane issue is to get a keyboard
interface. Then, if the keyboard dies, there are tons
I've been doing some 'research' into the membrane situation for a few
weeks, working out the situation with membranes...
It turns out they use a plasticiser called DEHP, which is a pthalate.
Pthalates are carcinogenic, and they leach out of products. Don't worry,
you'd have to suck on a HUGE
In reply to my own post, I have one particular question.
What is the specified and typical force required to actuate a key on a QL
keyboard? Newtons or ounces please!
Dave
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