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Title: Genuinely cool! Cherry MX keyboard phone for the deaf
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 06 July 2013, 12:56:51

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AT-T-Deaf-Hearing-Impaired-Assistance-Phone-TDD-2830-w-Cherry-MX-Keyboard-/231010595865?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35c94df419

This is a truly awesome keyboard! Ivan Ivanovich and all Cherry MX fiends, show yourselves and buy it now! (Admittedly I see no reason for the deaf to use such a phone anymore in this modern world of SMS and Twitter...)

Title: Re: Genuinely cool! Cherry MX keyboard phone for the deaf
Post by: dorkvader on Sat, 06 July 2013, 16:46:43

Worth it for the number row! I have a "simply labelled" tenkey, but they are all sculpted profile. This numberrow sholud be all the same profile. Less common indeed!

Who wants to direct-wire it for a miniature layout?

Title: Re: Genuinely cool! Cherry MX keyboard phone for the deaf
Post by: sailerboy on Sat, 06 July 2013, 18:33:30

That's pretty cool. Too bad I already have a TTD that I never use. \

Tempting though.

Title: Re: Genuinely cool! Cherry MX keyboard phone for the deaf
Post by: REVENGE on Sat, 06 July 2013, 18:45:16

Quite a few TTD devices have similar caps, could be cheaper than trying to get a hold of G80-8200!

Title: Re: Genuinely cool! Cherry MX keyboard phone for the deaf
Post by: gnubag on Sat, 06 July 2013, 21:30:34

is that a 8u spacebar or something like 7.5u?
quite unique

Title: Re: Genuinely cool! Cherry MX keyboard phone for the deaf
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 09 July 2013, 10:50:05

I've bought several of similar minicom IV model, they have a few less keys but sometimes have superblack on the space. I think this is too expensive for harvesting. I usually find those minicoms for more like $15 or less. Space is 8units.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Minicom-IV-Ultratec-Hearing-Assistance-Phone-M4-29725-Telephone-/400173994647?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d2c3a9297

Title: Re: Genuinely cool! Cherry MX keyboard phone for the deaf
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 09 July 2013, 14:54:29

even better:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151078166979

I put in the min bid on this. Can't lose!

Title: Re: Genuinely cool! Cherry MX keyboard phone for the deaf
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 09 July 2013, 15:02:34

Oooh that one has another unique key 'Shift|Select' would make a neat one for a Pure style right Fn layer key.

Title: Re: Genuinely cool! Cherry MX keyboard phone for the deaf
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 09 July 2013, 15:53:10

actually, Ivan, I think using relegendables is the way to go. they're more versatile that way. as a guy who labels (and changes his labels) all the time, it's so much easier than looking for a keycap with precisely the legend you want.

Title: Re: Genuinely cool! Cherry MX keyboard phone for the deaf
Post by: SeriouSSpotS on Tue, 09 July 2013, 16:08:14

That thing is cool.