Re: [NTLK] mp2000 internal keyboard port?

thanks! this is exactly what i was trying to remember!

so, no keyboard ever surfaced (prototype or otherwise)? maybe it's
time i tried to make one myself. i have a couple of the serial
keyboards, and a couple of "for parts" emates that might be put to the
task. it'd be nice to see what could be made of a new newton "netbook"
- the combination of an mp2000s speed and expandability, with the
emate's built-in keyboard.

charles mangin | globetrotting Newton user
option8-newton@option8.com

> Secret Expansion Slots?
> Tucked deep inside the MessagePad 2000, Apple designed a pair of
> intriguing
> access slots that hint at a more integrated and powerful near-future
> machine. On the right is a slide-out cover for what appears to be a
> PowerBook-style internal modem card complete with a plug-in
> connector. The
> slot is big enough for a phone-style RJ-11 jack or even a 10Base-T
> Ethernet-Style RJ-45 jack for direct Internet connection via LAN.
> Below is
> another slide-out plug near the screen cover hinge. We believe this
> slot
> near the screen could facilitate a ribbon cable for a replacement
> screen
> cover with an integrated, ultra-thin membrane keyboard.
> ---

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