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   os9dude to Kelli Halliburton   
   Re: Most annoying quirk of TRS-80 line?   
   17 Apr 16 05:44:56   
   
   From: os9dude@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday April 16 2016, Kelli Halliburton wrote:   
      
   > Think of weird quirks that have applied through various stages of the   
   I/III/4 lineup, like:   
   >    
   > - No lowercase   
   > - No modifier key but Shift   
   > - Awkward cursor key layout   
   > - Left cursor key doubled as backspace   
   > - Poor connector quality on expansion box   
   > - Non-standard ports   
      
   Can live with most of them except the poor design decision not to have the   
   card edge connectors gold plated on the Model I. The Model III and IV pretty   
   much resolved that in a rather elegant way, considering the at times penny   
   pinching moves from Tandy    
   and also the technology available at the time :-)   
      
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