Bought a copy of Popular Electronics that featured the original Sol Terminal (not to be confused with the Terminal Computer). I'd seen a scan of it on SWTPC.com by accident and thought -- cool!. Looking at it with the actual magazine in hand today, I realized 'Hey, I've seen that keyboard somewhere before'. Then a light went on. Not only had I seen it, I owned it!
Here's a copy of the original article cover:
solterminalpic.jpg
And here's the keyboard:
20170111_210007.jpg
Cool huh? I mean, some key colors are different, but it's definitely the same keyboard, right down to layout and key sizes. So, way down the line, I could build a replica of that cover unit.
So now I'm wondering -- allegedly there were construction plans out there that contained the PCB artwork. Has anyone out there ever seen them? Anyone with copies they'd be willing to share?
Also -- are there any known, surviving examples of a Sol Terminal out there?
Here's a copy of the original article cover:
solterminalpic.jpg
And here's the keyboard:
20170111_210007.jpg
Cool huh? I mean, some key colors are different, but it's definitely the same keyboard, right down to layout and key sizes. So, way down the line, I could build a replica of that cover unit.
So now I'm wondering -- allegedly there were construction plans out there that contained the PCB artwork. Has anyone out there ever seen them? Anyone with copies they'd be willing to share?
Also -- are there any known, surviving examples of a Sol Terminal out there?