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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: phillip on Mon, 08 November 2010, 21:49:00

Title: Downsides to japanese keyboards?
Post by: phillip on Mon, 08 November 2010, 21:49:00

other than the smaller/tiny space bar because of the extra keys?  thanks :)

Title: Downsides to japanese keyboards?
Post by: didjamatic on Mon, 08 November 2010, 22:55:59

@ and other symbols in different places than you might be used to.

Title: Downsides to japanese keyboards?
Post by: RickyJ on Mon, 08 November 2010, 23:40:34

I'd be worried about finding used panties under the keys, they do sell them in vending machines like chips.

Title: Downsides to japanese keyboards?
Post by: RickyJ on Tue, 09 November 2010, 00:22:24

Quote from: ripster;244525

The used panty rumor is urban legend and patently false based on three weeks of research in Japan by my son and I.  Yes, he was tasked by his classmates to buy one of these.

Snopes disagrees (http://www.snopes.com/risque/kinky/panties.asp).  Apparently it was made illegal in 1993, but some kept going.

Title: Downsides to japanese keyboards?
Post by: msiegel on Tue, 09 November 2010, 00:56:07

hope Springs eternal :)

Title: Downsides to japanese keyboards?
Post by: adamlau on Tue, 09 November 2010, 01:31:56

@ripster: Keeping the Topre keychain in case I lose a spring (I am messing with the membranes again) :) .

Haven't called up Unicomp regarding the Mini as I have beem busy setting up my new water cooling setup. I'll call and hit up John @ Unicomp tomorrow. BTW, the urban legend is real. They are available at all the local ****houses. You just have to ask nicely and spot the ladies a few extra yen.

Title: Downsides to japanese keyboards?
Post by: D-EJ915 on Tue, 09 November 2010, 19:51:11

Well most of the stuff is in the same place except 2 has " and 7 has ' as well as parenthesis being shifted over one among other things...the separate : key sure does make smilies easy though haha