Re: [SLUG] 486's and keyboards

From: Bill (selinux@home.com)
Date: Mon Feb 11 2002 - 00:23:26 EST


On Sunday 10 February 2002 23:24, you wrote:
> They were called dummy keyboards and they were really expensive at the
> time. Try the earlier suggestion of gutting an old keyboard for the cable
> and circuitry.
> throw it in a cheapo R.S. plastic case and be done with it.
>
> Fred
>
Well the "magic word" was "dummy keyboards" ... and they are appropriately
named. The ones I found were $136 for a keyboard / mouse combo. I can get a
brand new keyboard & mouse for about $15 and just plug 'em in and forget
about 'em. After all, I'm not going to actually use them ... so I don't care
if all the keys have caps on them or if the mouse has lice. I was thinking
the whole deal would go for $10-$15 and at that price they made sense. At
$136, the pricing seems absurd almost to the point of being funny.

Almost.

Bill

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