ZX-81 / TS 1000 keyboards

[Dave McGuire]

On Dec 1, 2006, at 3:12 PM, Glen Goodwin wrote:
>> My friend and I have come across a large stock of working ZX-81  
>> computers that are missing keyboards. And a stock of others with  
>> bad keyboards.
>> These are a lot from a former Sinclair Repair Center.
>> We'd like to get these working 100% again for sale along with the  
>> remainder of the ZX-81 kits from Zebra Systems.
>> BTW... Stewart only has a couple hundred left, and when they're  
>> gone... that's it!
>> Does anyone know of a source for these keyboards, or know of a  
>> company that could make them up?
>
> At this late date it would probably be easier to design
> and build an interface so that a common PS/2-type keyboard
> could be used, along with some self-adhesive key-top stickers.

   This is very true of course...but (apparently I missed Al  
Hartman's earlier message about this) I know of a company that can  
make these keyboards.  A few years ago, I designed a commercial  
product which had a membrane keyboard.  A few photos of it in  
development (with those membrane keyboards) can be seen at:

   http://www.neurotica.com/albums/qyx/

   I don't recall the name of the company that did the keyboards, but  
I can dig it up from my notes if desired.  They are here in Florida,  
and I recall them having been highly capable and easy to work with.   
We can probably make exact ZX81/TS1000 keyboard replicas through that  
company.

   I sure wouldn't mind getting ahold of one or two of those ZX81  
kits.  Will someone be making them available at some point?

                  -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Cape Coral, FL