Re: [TenTec] Keyboard for Jupiter

["jkelly" <jkelly@bellatlantic.net>]

Better hurry up with Circuit City!

http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/02/circuit-city-to-shutter-155-stores-locations-to-go-public-tomor/

Jeff


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John T. Fleming" <W3GQJ@embarqmail.com>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 8:32 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Keyboard for Jupiter


> I recently updated my Jupiter to send CW with a keyboard and also display
> the received CW on the screen.  I wanted to get another keyboard so I did
> not have to steal one from a PC.  I checked Wal-Mart and they wanted about
> $20.  I have a Circuit City and Best Buy near by so I thought I would 
> check
> the internet to see what each store had.  Circuit City showed one for 
> $9.99.
> So I jumped into my golf cart and went to the store.  I could not find the
> $9.99.  I went to the computer guru desk and inquired if they had any of 
> the
> $9.99 keyboards I saw on the web.  The gentleman typed some info into his
> terminal and then went with me to the keyboard section and he grabbed 2
> different keyboards and went back to verify the price.  The NEXXTECH
> keyboard was $3.96!  I had to add the USB to PS2 connector which I had in
> the junk box.  It works great with my Jupiter.  It is a plain Jane 
> keyboard,
> but it works.  Good luck to others in finding one.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> John
>
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