geekhack

geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: neonenergy on Mon, 21 June 2010, 23:12:41

Title: Are you guys ready for a REAL CLICKY KEYBOARD???!
Post by: neonenergy on Mon, 21 June 2010, 23:12:41
http://www.uncrate.com/men/gear/computer-peripherals/usb-typewriters/

1 in stock!
Title: Are you guys ready for a REAL CLICKY KEYBOARD???!
Post by: chimera15 on Tue, 22 June 2010, 00:39:20
Awesome, looks like someone perfected that idea. I had the same thought like 6 months ago, but failed putting mine together.

http://www.usbtypewriter.com/

A diy kit??

wow
http://www.etsy.com/shop/usbtypewriter

http://www.etsy.com/listing/49720392/diy-usb-typewriter-conversion-kit

Only $75...hmm.
Title: Are you guys ready for a REAL CLICKY KEYBOARD???!
Post by: Brodie337 on Tue, 22 June 2010, 02:50:56
1KRO?


Heres a sentence because the board won't let me post all in caps.
Title: Are you guys ready for a REAL CLICKY KEYBOARD???!
Post by: chimera15 on Tue, 22 June 2010, 02:53:42
1kro lol.  I bought a diy kit.  Should be perfect for the Remington Rand I gave up on.


http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:8282 (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:8282)
Title: Are you guys ready for a REAL CLICKY KEYBOARD???!
Post by: clickclack on Tue, 22 June 2010, 04:40:19
To the OP-

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=10421 (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=10421)

in case you missed it =)
Title: Are you guys ready for a REAL CLICKY KEYBOARD???!
Post by: chimera15 on Tue, 22 June 2010, 05:00:41
Quote from: clickclack;195412
To the OP-

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=10421 (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=10421)

in case you missed it =)


I thought when you posted it was a joke. lol
Title: Are you guys ready for a REAL CLICKY KEYBOARD???!
Post by: clickclack on Tue, 22 June 2010, 05:08:19
I thought that initially too! haahaa
It's a hilarious juxtaposition if you ask me and probably a real hoot to use. =)
Title: Are you guys ready for a REAL CLICKY KEYBOARD???!
Post by: chimera15 on Tue, 22 June 2010, 08:22:08
Quote from: clickclack;195420
I thought that initially too! haahaa
It's a hilarious juxtaposition if you ask me and probably a real hoot to use. =)

Yeah I'm really interested in the technology of it.  Apparently the chip is able to sense which switch is pressed by the electric resistance when the key is pressed.  So only a few switches are necessary for those letters/shift/spacebar that don't contact this one bar in the typewriter.  Pretty awesome.  I think it has potentially a lot of other applications than a keyboard perhaps even.
Title: Are you guys ready for a REAL CLICKY KEYBOARD???!
Post by: didjamatic on Tue, 22 June 2010, 08:43:36
Dang!  I just sold this Royal typewriter to some dink.  This would have been a great mod.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_-sQ6TN93LvU/TAk-bRtJ-II/AAAAAAAAAyI/eZG_Z7340Gg/s800/050710%20242.jpg)