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Title: AT&T Public Phone 2000
Post by: j_r on Sun, 20 February 2011, 22:33:59

I was at the Chicago Auto Show, and on my way to use the bathroom, I saw this AT&T public phone; I did not have an adequate camera so these are borrowed from the web.  The reason I post this is that a few key caps were "removed" exposing that they were Cherry Blacks... so consequently, I finally got to feel a linear switch.  By the way, the Pay Phone 2000s are tenkeyless which is amusing.  The layout is interesting.  I like the layout of the function keys.





This is a "newer" version (2000i)

Title: AT&T Public Phone 2000
Post by: Mr. Perfect on Mon, 21 February 2011, 10:24:43

Ha! The name strikes me as funny for some reason. When reading it, I hear it like a movie trailer announcer from an old sci-fi movie. ITS! THE! PUBLIC PHONE 2000!:pound:

On a more serious note, those are some nice looking boards. How does a freaking payphone get a better keyboard then the PC using public?

Title: AT&T Public Phone 2000
Post by: sixty on Mon, 21 February 2011, 10:59:08

Quote from: mr. Perfect;298772

ha! The name strikes me as funny for some reason. When reading it, i hear it like a movie trailer announcer from an old sci-fi movie.

in a world where everyone uses mobile phones. One phone strives to be different...

Title: AT&T Public Phone 2000
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 21 February 2011, 11:15:44

Those keyboards almost remind me of the Compaq MX18000's.

Title: AT&T Public Phone 2000
Post by: sixty on Mon, 21 February 2011, 11:26:26

That is because in fact they are the Cherry MX11900, which kinda is the retail model of the 18000, with a touchpad instead of the trackball.

Title: AT&T Public Phone 2000
Post by: kps on Mon, 21 February 2011, 11:35:29

Quote from: Mr. Perfect;298772

How does a freaking payphone get a better keyboard then the PC using public?

People buying payphones want high MTBF, because F costs them real money.

Title: AT&T Public Phone 2000
Post by: cgoldberg on Mon, 21 February 2011, 12:09:37

hmm.. key puller and you coulda walked out with full pockets :)

Title: AT&T Public Phone 2000
Post by: j_r on Mon, 21 February 2011, 23:38:42

People already had.

Title: Re: AT&T Public Phone 2000
Post by: joemillerftw on Sun, 17 February 2013, 00:19:12

I just wanted to say, i just went to the 2013 Chicago Auto Show this weekend and saw the same phones on my way to the bathroom. They still work amazingly enough. One is still missing key caps and the other across from it is intact. They're a quite beautiful relic of 90's tech for sure.

Title: Re: AT&T Public Phone 2000
Post by: SmallFry on Sun, 17 February 2013, 00:21:13

Woah necrobump. LOL!