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Congratulations ..
Posted: 20 May 2012, 23:18
by Peter
Nice old keyboard in metal-case .
Winning bid : 31 USD -
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... true&rt=nc
I suspect beam-springs or some other interesting switch .
Hopefully we get to see some photos one day ?
Posted: 20 May 2012, 23:21
by webwit
I bet linear switches.
Posted: 20 May 2012, 23:22
by 7bit
Nice find. The layout is sick. What drugs did they take to create that huge-ass Return?
Nvertheless, a great collectible item!
webwit wrote:I bet linear switches.
What else should they be?
Posted: 20 May 2012, 23:36
by Game Theory
Posted: 20 May 2012, 23:51
by rodtang
7bit wrote:Nice find. The layout is sick. What drugs did they take to create that huge-ass Return?
They make it harder to reach but to make up for it they made it extra big.
Posted: 21 May 2012, 00:30
by Peter
7bit wrote:Nice find. The layout is sick. What drugs did they take to create that huge-ass Return?
Some Big Blue pills ??
A real man needs to type on a real keyboard .
Real keyboards have BigAss return-keys :
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It has leaf-springs, anyone here ever tried those ?
Posted: 21 May 2012, 01:03
by webwit
I've got this one. I'm not into typewriters, but I had to get it to compare it to the beam spring. It feels very much alike.
Posted: 21 May 2012, 10:49
by dirge
7bit wrote:Nice find. The layout is sick. What drugs did they take to create that huge-ass Return?
Bit like the Amstrad 464
Posted: 21 May 2012, 11:10
by Mrinterface
Ah, those were the days... Amstrads, Sinclairs, Beebs, Acorns, Memotechs, TI/49As, Ataris,...
All computers inside a keyboard case... Why can't they make them like that anymore?
Wait... they call that laptops these days.
Posted: 21 May 2012, 17:15
by ripster
That Ripster dude sure knows his switches.
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?3139 ... post595269
Then HaTaa has to show off and say it's Version 2.
Posted: 21 May 2012, 22:59
by grasshopper
Mrinterface wrote:Ah, those were the days... Amstrads, Sinclairs, Beebs, Acorns, Memotechs, TI/49As, Ataris,...
All computers inside a keyboard case... Why can't they make them like that anymore?
Wait... they call that laptops these days.
Yeah, but it's just not the same. Each brand of computer from that era had its own distinct character. Modern laptops all look and feel remarkably alike (apart from processor speed which is increasingly unimportant). The fact that 99% of them come with some shitty cut down version of windows pre-installed (whether you like it or not) doesn't help matters. And then of course there's the chintzy build quality of laptops, and most other consumer electronics items these days...
Posted: 21 May 2012, 23:10
by webwit
Wintel set us back a decade, or two. Before Wintel took over, there was lots of innovation.
Posted: 22 May 2012, 15:55
by ripster
I, for Öne, Welcome our new Äpple Överlords.
Umlauts are a cinch on my split keyboard 5g iPad.