A predecessor of the Optimus keyboard.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/192132505557(X-posted from DT)
Each function key has its own digital display.
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theBoard
When we were in the middle of the production, I've learned about the German inventor named Reinhard Engstler who was inspired by the IBM paper and designed the LCD-keys keyboard in 1984. Keyboard was on sale under different no-name brands. For example, last summer one Russian from Germany sent me a model branded simply 'theBoard' as a gift. Here is is side by side with Optimus Maximus:
It turned out that this keyboard (under the 'HOHE Electronics' and 'K-E-T TheBoard' brands) was on sale even in USSR. Here's an ad from the 'Business contact' magazine (#3, 1990).
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Source from Optimus keyboard project old website:
http://optimus-project.livejournal.com/52831.htmlI wonder how it looks when some of us engineers / enthusiasts bring it back to life.
