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Re: Classic Amiga Design Pet Hates
« on: June 14, 2010, 05:32:44 AM »
Quote from: PanterHZ;564499
1. The A520 tv modulator
No disagreement from me here.

Quote from: PanterHZ;564499
2. The power switch. All Commodore 8-bits had one included on the computer, and this meant that their PSU's could easily be hidden under the table.
This was also something that took a bit of getting used to.  C64s only had 2 voltages to cut, whereas you've got 5V/12V/-12V on the Amigas you'd need to cut, maybe it was just cheaper/easier for them to put it on the supply.

Quote from: PanterHZ;564499
3. The A1200 keyboard adapters. Why on earth have they this large DIN connector instead of a smaller PS/2 one? As far as I know, only the A2000 keyboard uses a DIN plug
The same large DIN connector was used on PC, A2000 and A3000 keyboards, and were far more widespread when those adapters were new. (It is getting tough to find PC keyboards with the old AT connector around here these days, though.)  The ones that could use both old PC keyboards and A2000/A3000 keyboards were pretty flexible.
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