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Title: Help me identify.
Post by: SizzlingMonkey on Sun, 11 September 2011, 10:18:00
Alright guys, this is going to need a little context, but here goes.

Firstly, I'm unsure of how many of you know what Minecraft, I'm going to assume the majority of you.

Anyway, I trawl through the developer's(Notch) blog sometimes and I came across a picture that he posted of his office.

Can anyone identify it for fun?

http://yfrog.com/bakkfxj

I'm pretty sure it's either a Model M or some sort of Unicomp.

Anyway, has fun. :wof:
Title: Help me identify.
Post by: SizzlingMonkey on Sun, 11 September 2011, 10:23:30
You ruin everything, gosh. But, yes. Caves are quite fun to spelunker in the odd cave.
Title: Help me identify.
Post by: N8N on Sun, 11 September 2011, 10:23:38
Looks like a Unicomp to me; no IBM logo on upper left, and the area around the status LEDs looks Unicompish.  I suppose it could be any number of similar looking keyboards, as that's a common color/size/form factor of keyboards of the 80's but I will stick with my original guess that it's actually a Unicomp Customizer 101

(http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/pckeyboards_2174_139818)

Edit: dammit, Ripster beat me while I was looking for a better pic of one.  Finally I gave up and stole the one off Unicomp's web site, which still sucks.
Title: Help me identify.
Post by: SizzlingMonkey on Sun, 11 September 2011, 10:30:16
That edit makes me laugh. Seems like FIRST is important.
Title: Help me identify.
Post by: monked on Sun, 11 September 2011, 11:10:11
Quote from: ripster;414405
MX518 Mouse FTW!
nope... MX500!  MX518 = crappy slides and cheap **** production
Title: Help me identify.
Post by: simon_C on Sun, 11 September 2011, 11:29:13
Quote from: ripster;414420
MX518 Mouse FTW!
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Great mouse.  Highly recommended.

On Monday I'll be banned for being 100% right all the time.

mine is still going nearly 6 years strong. best maus ever.
Title: Help me identify.
Post by: pwnrhasta on Sun, 11 September 2011, 13:21:34
I just recently got a Logitech G500, the extra buttons are so useful for the interwebz!
Title: Help me identify.
Post by: dotancohen on Sun, 11 September 2011, 14:25:35
Quote from: ripster;414420
MX518 Mouse FTW!
(Attachment) 26404[/ATTACH]

Great mouse.  Highly recommended.

On Monday I'll be banned for being 100% right all the time.

If they ban you, then you're right 100% of the time. If they don't ban you, then you were wrong in this post and you don't need to be banned.
Title: Help me identify.
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 11 September 2011, 16:50:54
Google image search for "Notch" "Model M" and you will find a picture of an IBM Model M in the blog of some game developer who calls himself Notch. ...
Title: Help me identify.
Post by: keyboardlover on Sun, 11 September 2011, 16:57:00
Quote from: ripster;414594
Now I know how Charlie Sheen felt!
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Now somebody identify those two calculator things on the right.

Haha nice that was one of my memes :D
Title: Help me identify.
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Mon, 12 September 2011, 17:06:02
Quote from: ripster;414382
Unicomp Customizer.   I can recognized that fugly logo anywhere.


When I ordered my Spacesaver a year ago (more, actually) I asked them to remove the logo, and for an additional $5 they printed the LED legend with no logo, and a really tidy arrangement of the symbols. Looks so much nicer. It's like going back in time to a more glorious age before the evils of mass production. Should have asked for red LEDs as well :P

Too bad they can't simply devise a more subtle label for everyone, but since even Topre can't design a label to save their lives I guess I can't expect too much. Hell, Topre can't even pick a consistent font width for the Insert/Home/... cluster. Not too bad a switch though – need to get my 105UB over to my workplace where I can give it a proper test. I tried using it on my pessimal desk at home, and it felt way too much like a regular rubberdome, but my desk sucks. Even XM is almost usable at work, 90° elbow angle and all that.
Title: Help me identify.
Post by: hashbaz on Mon, 12 September 2011, 18:43:19
Quote from: Daniel Beardsmore;415134
When I ordered my Spacesaver a year ago (more, actually) I asked them to remove the logo, and for an additional $5 they printed the LED legend with no logo, and a really tidy arrangement of the symbols. Looks so much nicer.

Dang, wish I had thought of that before I ordered mine.
Title: Help me identify.
Post by: Ghostpixel on Mon, 12 September 2011, 19:07:29
Quote from: ripster;414594
Now I know how Charlie Sheen felt!
(Attachment) 26423[/ATTACH]

Now somebody identify those two calculator things on the right.

That little orange one is for Swedbank login anyway and the other one is some other bank thingie too i think. Nice setup with 4 screens. I wanted 2 screens + tv, but i bought the wrong gfx card :/ (bought nvidia when i should have bought radeon...). Oh and while im off topic, the best logitech mouse from way back when is Model M-BA47 ;) (Mouseman +) Using it a little from time to time still after 11 or so years :) ( Found a pic here: http://www.tcocd.de/Pictures/Peripheral/Logitech/mba47.shtml )