Systems with Keyboard or Keyboard Accessories

[Niku-Sama]

so MrCelery's thread about intelivision and the basic module got me thinking...

what systems have a keyboard?
what systems have a keyboard accessory?

I figure we could rope in computer like systems aswell.
so far I can come up with:

Famicom
Intelivision
Ti 99/4a
Dreamcast
Gamecube
ZX-80
Atari XL
Odyssey 2
PS2
PS3
360
C64
Vic 20

what else?

I figure I would include things like the Ti99 and ZX-80 in this since they are very console like

[celerystalker]

The original Xbox had accessories to allow keyboard and mouse support.
Saturn had a keyboard in Japan.
Wii has some USB support as well as branded keyboards.
MSX
MSX2

[SparTonberry]

SG1000 and its successor the Mark III (Japanese Master System)

I don't know if you want to count the XBand (modem for a third-party online network for Genesis and SNES, had a keyboard sold as an optional extra for sending email through the service).

[Tanooki]

Wasn't there a keyboard clip on or something to the PS2 controller?

[Niku-Sama]

That was the ps3 but i listed both

[Leo_A]

If you count the 360, you have to count the XB1 since it also has a chatpad.

Does the Colecovision count? It was evolved into a full fledged computer.

Edit: It certainly should count, since couldn't the base console be expanded to ADAM specifications as well? You didn't just have to buy the computerized version of the system.

[Niku-Sama]

I didn't know that x bone had a chat pad to

[AdamAnt316]

If you count the 360, you have to count the XB1 since it also has a chatpad.

Does the Colecovision count? It was evolved into a full fledged computer.

Edit: It certainly should count, since couldn't the base console be expanded to ADAM specifications as well? You didn't just have to buy the computerized version of the system.

Yes, the standard Colecovision could be turned into a full-fledged ADAM computer with the horribly-unwieldy "Expansion Module 3". Exactly what they were thinking, I have no idea. I'm guessing far more people bought the stand-alone Coleco ADAM (and probably regretted it soon after, but that's another story...) since it took up a bit less room.

[tom]

The mighty Atari VCS 2600 of course

[tom]

APF Imagination Machine

[tom]

ATARI XEGS

[Koa Zo]

Saturn

[tom]

Game Boy

Work Boy:


Some say it wasn't released, a friend of mine claims he saw it way back at some market.

[GHS]

[QUOTE=Niku-Sama;2037290]so MrCelery's thread about intelivision and the basic module got me thinking...

what systems have a keyboard?
what systems have a keyboard accessory?

I figure we could rope in computer like systems aswell.



Are you taking about keyboard only or keyboard attachment / combo like GC keyboard controller?

[buzz_n64]

The N64 had two different keyboards, one in the U.S. by Interact that came with Sharkwire Online, and in Japan for the DD for the Randnet Service.

[SparTonberry]

Wasn't there a keyboard clip on or something to the PS2 controller?

I can definitely remember seeing a full-size keyboard in a store years ago (possibly having PS2 controls on the sides). I presume it was meant to plug into the USB ports (which I think were rarely officially utilized?). Probably by Logitech or Mad Katz.

[Nebagram]

If you include the C64 and Vic 20 you have to include the ZX Spectrum and the ZX81 (successor to the ZX80).

[AdamAnt316]

If you include the C64 and Vic 20 you have to include the ZX Spectrum and the ZX81 (successor to the ZX80).

Yeah, the line needs to be drawn somewhere. Personally, I think it should have something to do with the presence of a cartridge slot for loading programs, and the ability to connect to a regular TV. That means that the C=64, VIC-20, Atari 400/800/600XL/800XL, TI-99/4-A, TRS-80 Color Computer 1/2/3, Mattel Aquarius, the Videobrain Family Computer, Exidy Sorcerer, the Tomy Tutor, and even the IBM PCjr (it took program cartridges, and an RF modulator was available) would qualify. I'm not entirely sure that the Sinclair ZX and Spectrum models would qualify under these rules, since their cartridge slot was generally only used for expansion purposes like RAM modules and printers, best as I can tell.
-Adam