From: bill.gunshannon@gmail.com   
      
   On 4/28/16 9:32 AM, Thomas Lake wrote:   
   > 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   
   >   
   >   
      
   Wow.  You mean I am not the only one left with functional Model I,   
   Model 3, Model 4 and all three models of COCO hardware.  :-)   
   Too bad I got rid of my Model 16. (of course, I do still have a full   
   set of boards for one, just no chassis,)   
      
   bill   
      
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