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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: redrumloa on July 08, 2003, 10:04:44 PM

Title: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: redrumloa on July 08, 2003, 10:04:44 PM

Well after scanning the scene in question, this is the only image that comes close.

(http://amiga.org/gallery/images/88/1_1123.jpg)

First glance says it could be. A good guess for sure. However when comparing it to the layout of an actual A600..

(http://www.amiga-hardware.com/amiga600_sm.jpg)

The key layout does not match up. ok, so what kind of keyboard is it? :-?  It doesnt look like a PC keyboard :-?

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: Vincent on July 08, 2003, 10:11:46 PM

I'd say no.

It's the same colours, but that's about it.

I'm pretty sure it's not a PC or Amstrad keyboard either.

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: Xand on July 08, 2003, 10:20:36 PM

It looks like a compact (not Compaq) PC keyboard a friend of mine has. I'll take a look at it and get back to you.

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: bloodline on July 08, 2003, 11:09:46 PM

It's not an A600 :-(  :-x  :-(  :-x  :-(  :-x  :-(  :-x  :-(  :-x

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: carls on July 09, 2003, 12:49:31 AM

It could be an A600 keyboard with another keyboard layout than the US one, but that seems like a longshot. I'd say it's a happy hacking keyboard or similar.

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: bloodline on July 09, 2003, 12:54:31 AM

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carls wrote:
It could be an A600 keyboard with another keyboard layout than the US one, but that seems like a longshot. I'd say it's a happy hacking keyboard or similar.

I'd say it's more likely an A1000 board than an A600... and it certainly not an A1000 board...  :-(

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: Framiga on July 09, 2003, 02:14:48 AM

IMHO it is an IMac keyboard w/out case.

Ciao

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: Karlos on July 09, 2003, 03:32:55 AM

I dont think it is...

The colours look right (dangerous coming from a colourblind person like me). Some keys seem to be missing maybe but the clincher for me is that the cursor keys are not in the right place. They appear to be below the level of the space bar.

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: redrumloa on July 09, 2003, 03:47:14 AM

I'm guessing it's a laptop keyboard of some sort.

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: Floid on July 09, 2003, 05:32:14 AM

After squinting at it for a while, and reading the comments, I'm reminded of the early Toshiba laptop keyboards, something from the 1000/1100(+) line, maybe.

That would've required a bit of hacksaw work, though, to get that 'lip of the casing' effect.

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: Atheist on July 09, 2003, 06:19:52 AM

It's such a sad sad time, that we couldn't recognize our A1s or Pegasai if used in movies or tv shows because they've lost their identities....

I for one, would like a custom keyboard and case for the A1. (Not one I personally dig up, that is, but from the producers.)

While we're at it, a mascot too!

AmigaOne! I vote for Amy the Squirrel!!!

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: Quixote on July 09, 2003, 08:45:38 AM

;-) A number of the keys are below the spacebar, and the case seems to be missing.  I suspect that it began life as a common PC keyboard, but was then cosmetically modified by the prop master to create something a little more "futuristic," by making it just a little different.  Who knows what it originally was.

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: itix on July 09, 2003, 02:17:21 PM

Caps Lock proves it is not Amiga keyboard. Very likely from some PC laptop.

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: lempkee on July 09, 2003, 03:26:22 PM

ok..forget this thread...its an amiGA 600 :)

its small and its opened up and its pretty nice looking..

but then again no caps lock + the space bar below the alligned line...

my guess its an hybrid keyboard (jap design for sony)

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: vortexau on July 09, 2003, 03:44:24 PM

"Ahhh! I coulda bin a contenda!"

(http://oldcomputers.net/pics/tiny-ti99-2.jpg)

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: Floid on July 09, 2003, 03:47:08 PM

I'm enough of a keyboard fanatic that this is driving me nuts!

That key in the lower-left is either a Fn or SysRq, I bet.
The original IBM PCConvertible (http://www.vintage-computer.com/ibmpcconvertible.shtml) used a similar - but not quite matching - layout, and other laptop-makers copied it.

Now, I inherited an 8086 Sharp lunchbox with a compact, removable keyboard that clipped onto the front- sort of Compaqlike, but smaller (it had a really nice LCD that could tilt out/collapse flat, on one of those fake-pneumatic spring mechanisms)... It too was fond of SysRq for its setup TSR (loaded from ROM, if I remember right!), and may've had it in just such an odd position; it's been too long.  Its latches were on the sides, but I think it had a bit of lip below the spacebar... maybe.

Problem is, I can't remember the model number, and I don't have it around to go look at!

Of course, it could also be some generic compact aftermarket 'board, but those usually put the arrow keys in the same line as everything else- cheaper to manufacture that way.

The keys to the left and right of the spacebar are doubtless Alts, unless it really is from something odder than a PC.

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: Atheist on July 09, 2003, 03:49:12 PM

I'd recognize Bill Mc....no wait a minute!!  ;-)

AmigaOne! Is he still available?

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: Tomas on July 09, 2003, 04:06:28 PM

Quote

redrumloa wrote:
I'm guessing it's a laptop keyboard of some sort.

I agree on that. Its definitely not a amiga600 keyboard... It has a few missing/extra buttons here and there.

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: Kaminari on July 09, 2003, 04:20:45 PM

Nope.

Sharp eyes may have noticed that Will Smith's handheld device in Enemy of the State is actually a NEC Turbo GT portable console ;-)

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: kubyx on July 09, 2003, 06:26:06 PM

The handheld in Enemy of the State is an NEC Turbo Grafx Express. :-D

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: N7VQM on July 09, 2003, 08:33:58 PM

Has anyone else seen T3?   I thought I saw an Educator 64 in the bunker.

Title: Re: Amiga 600 sighting in Men In Black II? You decide, I say no.
Post by: trauma_UK on August 02, 2003, 10:02:06 PM

hmmm,

Didn't see that but there was definately a Pet down there. :-D