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Title: Ugly Siemens Nixdorf keyboard
Post by: ed_avis on Fri, 07 July 2017, 05:18:40

http://www.ebay.com/itm/172741865319

Title: Re: Ugly Siemens Nixdorf keyboard
Post by: ander on Fri, 07 July 2017, 14:20:54

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Believe it or not, boards like these looked pretty futuristic when they appeared. Designers were finally being allowed to be a bit creative, once people had finally made the psychological break from identical looking IBM-style boards.

The keys on my Apple //c—which was even older—had unusually flat keys for a desktop:


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...but when it came out, it looked like something out of "The Jetsons".


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I guess you had to be there. It was a process, though, to get where we are today.

Title: Re: Ugly Siemens Nixdorf keyboard
Post by: taylorswiftttttt on Sat, 08 July 2017, 17:03:32

removed

Title: Re: Ugly Siemens Nixdorf keyboard
Post by: fohat.digs on Sat, 08 July 2017, 17:44:37

My vote says ugly.

Title: Re: Ugly Siemens Nixdorf keyboard
Post by: Elrick on Sat, 08 July 2017, 22:40:14

Quote from: fohat.digs on Sat, 08 July 2017, 17:44:37

My vote says ugly.

Agreed, there is ugly - then there is a complete abortion known as Siemens Nixdorf shown here.

Flebay must ban such atrocious things on their website because it helps lower the IBM name tag which this idiot seller tries desperately to connect with.  If you aint got an actual IBM to sell for gawd sake's don't try attaching the term IBM to it because it's offensive and a complete lie, more worthy of current day politico's and their inbred henchmen.

Title: Re: Ugly Siemens Nixdorf keyboard
Post by: taylorswiftttttt on Sun, 09 July 2017, 16:15:16

removed

Title: Re: Ugly Siemens Nixdorf keyboard
Post by: MandrewDavis on Sun, 09 July 2017, 19:09:30

Why is everyone so worried about a Cherry ML keyboard?

Title: Re: Ugly Siemens Nixdorf keyboard
Post by: ander on Mon, 10 July 2017, 18:01:16

Quote from: MandrewDavis on Sun, 09 July 2017, 19:09:30

Why is everyone so worried about a Cherry ML keyboard?

You're right. Obviously we need to get out more.

Title: Re: Ugly Siemens Nixdorf keyboard
Post by: jonathanyu on Tue, 11 July 2017, 02:42:48

At least it still looks better than new apple keyboard