[Gllug] Free to good home: Acorn A680 (complete)

[Chris Bell]

On Fri 21 Sep, Matthew King wrote:
> 

> 
> I don't want to take it away from Caroline, and the number of old
> computers I have already is probably already approaching the
> better-half-shouting-at-me level, but I would do dastardly things to get
> ahold of one of those mice, and possibly the ethernet card if it's not
> wanted (I think the bus interface is the same in a Risc PC).
> 
> Matthew
> 
   The box looks the same as an A7000, and so may use a standard PC/PS2
mouse, not the same as the earlier Acorn computers which used a special
Acorn mouse with very different pin layout and connections. It probably uses
a standard PC/PS2 keyboard. My early RiscPC does use an Acorn mouse, but I
purchased spares many years ago, while the keyboard is still working well. I
paid much more than the current cost of a cheapo keyboard to buy a couple of
flexible keyboard gloves, and although the second is now worn out the
keyboard below is still perfectly clean.
   Some spares including network cards are available from APDL,

http://www.apdl.co.uk

   

-- 
Microsoft sells you Windows ... Linux gives you the whole house.
Chris Bell

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