Reply 20 of 38, by raymangold
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wrote:wrote:Also, is that a Model A keyboard? (they're rubber dome, but I can't say I see them very often).
Yes it is - I bought it new in the box a while back for a buck! Yes it's rubber dome, but I need a rest from the clacking of my model M sometimes.
What do you know about them? Searching the interwebs didn't turn up anything much. It has a manufactured date of 27-FEB-96.
Well I'm thinking the 'A' stands for Aptiva, since they were manufactured during that period briefly. They are a bit odd in having a discreet division and multiplier symbol on the numpad. That's pretty much all I can say as nobody bothered to document anything else. They were largely overshadowed by IBM's KB-8923 option; which are far more common and weren't actually even designed by IBM from what I can tell (IBM just advised a few things such as the pebble grey keys instead of a pure-white key design and of course the logo near the indicators).
I also noticed the cambridge soundworks speakers, I like their designs (and subsequently they are Creative's only real source of income these days).