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Title: I Don't Know What It Is...
Post by: 127001 on Tue, 10 December 2013, 08:24:48
But it seems kinda cool:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231111115374
Title: Re: I Don't Know What It Is...
Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 10 December 2013, 08:48:25
Curious to know what they plugged it into to test that it was fully functional....
Title: Re: I Don't Know What It Is...
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 10 December 2013, 09:55:46
oooooo.... that design is very steam punk
Title: Re: I Don't Know What It Is...
Post by: Aer Fixus on Tue, 10 December 2013, 10:16:21
That's cool. I love the open switches. It just gives an entirely different characteristic to the keyboard. (and the I'm-totally-not-from-the-70s wood case, of course)
Title: Re: I Don't Know What It Is...
Post by: jdcarpe on Tue, 10 December 2013, 10:34:43
I like the label on the back. Apparently, this keyboard weighs 7 pounds. No spec listed for "BTU/HR" though. :)
Title: Re: I Don't Know What It Is...
Post by: Thechemist on Tue, 10 December 2013, 10:38:37
It has some sort of ribbon cable but not sure what type of connection and the switches are unique too.

(https://s-media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/9b/bd/13/9bbd13dc94f9357fd59c8c65d77a0a06.jpg)
Title: Re: I Don't Know What It Is...
Post by: Alessandro on Tue, 10 December 2013, 15:20:51
God damn that looks awesome!
Title: Re: I Don't Know What It Is...
Post by: AKmalamute on Tue, 10 December 2013, 19:54:27
The switches aren't just unique, they're backwards. Pushing a key breaks contact, letting the controller know ... what, there was a spike in voltage, instead of a drop? Otherwise should be convertible to USB maybe/probably I dunno.

Yeah like SpamaRay said. What did they test it with?
Title: Re: I Don't Know What It Is...
Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 11 December 2013, 08:10:54
Quote from: AKmalamute on Tue, 10 December 2013, 19:54:27
The switches aren't just unique, they're backwards. Pushing a key breaks contact, letting the controller know ... what, there was a spike in voltage, instead of a drop? Otherwise should be convertible to USB maybe/probably I dunno.

Yeah like SpamaRay said. What did they test it with?
Not so uncommon. Beamsprings do the same.

That said. I "think" pressing a key makes contact at that crosspoint, but I really need to study the mechanism in more detail to be sure.

Also note what appears to be a DIY matrix up top.

As far as testing... maybe the seller has the system this KB was built for?
Title: Re: I Don't Know What It Is...
Post by: 127001 on Thu, 12 December 2013, 06:10:47
Did anyone here end up having this? It'd be cool to learn more about it :)
Title: Re: I Don't Know What It Is...
Post by: mr_a500 on Sat, 04 January 2014, 18:15:16
It looks like HaaTa got it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/triplehaata/sets/72157639413331943/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/triplehaata/sets/72157639413331943/)
Title: Re: I Don't Know What It Is...
Post by: dorkvader on Sat, 04 January 2014, 21:45:00
Quote from: mr_a500 on Sat, 04 January 2014, 18:15:16
It looks like HaaTa got it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/triplehaata/sets/72157639413331943/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/triplehaata/sets/72157639413331943/)
Some pictures also appear on his imgur account.

Paging through them: WHAT that case wasn't actual wood? what a ripoff.

I love it when HaaTa gets one of these, so I can look at the pictures and live vicariously through them.