From: tomlake07@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 7:47:32 PM UTC-4, 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   
   >    
   > Feel free to add your own.   
      
   The lowercase mod worked well on the Model I although you needed to load a   
   driver to use it.    
   The replacement for the Ctrl key was shift-down arrow IIRC.   
   The cursor keys didn't seem awkward to me.   
   I don't remember the left arrow ever being billed as a cursor movement key. It   
   was always backspace.   
   The last revision of the EI was of very good quality.    
   Simple cables converted the edge connectors in the EI to standard RS-232 and   
   Centronics printer connectors.    
      
   All-in-all, the Model I became a good machine. I still have one with EI, 48K,   
   RS lowercase mod, RS double density mod, RS RS-232 board, 4 RS floppy drives.   
   I recently ran it for two weeks straight, 24 hrs/day without a hiccup. I did   
   apply silver solder    
   to the keyboard's expansion connector years ago. Until I did that, Deoxit   
   would keep the connectors clean for a month or two at a time. Yes, I do wish   
   RS had spent the extra to gold plate all the edge connectors.   
      
   Tom L   
       
      
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