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Note that the original PCjr keyboard was notorious for being terrible. One of the major flaws that helped making that system a flop.

• fuzztester 3y ago
  What were the other major flaws?
  • einr 3y ago
    * No standard ISA slots, instead a bulky and expensive ”sidecar” system * Partially incompatible with regular IBM PC software * Max 128K RAM IBM likely did this stuff on purpose to avoid cannibalizing PC sales, but it ended up killing the Jr. Later on Tandy would borrow the PCjr sound and graphics hardware (superior to a normal CGA PC/XT) for a line of more successful personal computers.
    • anyfoo 3y ago
      And very expensive for all of that.
    • fuzztester 3y ago
      Thanks
    • bdowling 3y ago
      > * Max 128K RAM IBM sold a 128K memory expansion sidecar to bring it to 256K. There is also apparently a way to swap in denser RAM chips to make it 512K (640K total).
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