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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: berserkfan on Thu, 06 March 2014, 01:01:20
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/PANASONIC-AG-A750-LINEAR-VIDEO-EDIT-CONTROLLER/151246542928?_trksid=p2045573.c100034.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20261%26meid%3D5288031565661584969%26pid%3D100034%26prg%3D9059%26rk%3D0%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D261395906337
Somehow I came across the above keyboard, and a thought popped into my mind.
I know out there there's some super geek who loves tinkering with these things. Have any of you considered turning something like this into a computer keyboard?
You could use a mixture of knob twists and key presses to produce a letter. How cool!
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You could use a mixture of knob twists and key presses to produce a letter. How cool!
That sounds terrible.
But you could definitely remove all the switches here, transplant them into a new case in a different shape, and have enough to type on. I wouldn’t recommend it though.
More usefully, you could build a custom keyboard using typical keyboard switches/caps, and add those sweet jog-wheels. [Although, it’s impossible to tell how nice they are without feeling them. There might be better ones to use instead.]
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This Sony version had an original MSRP of >$2000, so the knobs might be pretty nice: http://www.ebay.com/itm/131111271805