HEY! I've been looking for a picture of that for a hot minute! Thanks for sharing!
I have seen that pic before. Don't remember where, or the details behind it, but DEFINITELY seen that pic before...
The board in question appears to be attached to that large blue device...
Reverse Google image search doesn't turn up anything else.
Ripster did say that it may not actually be an IBM. But I hope it is.
Looks like red and green text on the "Alt" and "Ctrl" keys too.Perhaps blue text?
Based on the distinctive blue color, it appears to be an early Gerber Signmaker. These were being made in the 80s so the keyboard would fit. All of the images that I can find have the keyboard built in but this might be an earlier model. Maybe a mid-80s Signmaker III? No luck finding a better image yet.McRip didn't post/link to the full set of pictures that ClickClack originally posted. The keyboard is using a PS/2 connector, so it is probably not connecting directly to the GSP device. If it is related to the Signmaker, it might be plugged into a CAD PC addon, which is in turn connected to the Signmaker.
HEY! I've been looking for a picture of that for a hot minute! Thanks for sharing!
Sure...what else do you know about it? Sounds like you have heard of it before.
Epic. Surely Clickclack would be willing to jump in on this thread?He's always been tight-lipped about his collection, especially recently.
Hasu used to have a different picture of that posted in this thread : http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=29483.0
Could it not just be a normal IBM with a really nice chop job?
It's not hard....Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/07cQKeah.jpg)
Could it not just be a normal IBM with a really nice chop job?
It's not hard....Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/07cQKeah.jpg)
The 60% model m has an led caps lock on the step. There also isn't a function row.
Hasu used to have a different picture of that posted in this thread : http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=29483.0
Reading that thread it was a mod, not just found like this one.
Could it not just be a normal IBM with a really nice chop job?
It's not hard....Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/07cQKeah.jpg)
The 60% model m has an led caps lock on the step. There also isn't a function row.
let's start with a Unicomp SSK revival first. If that happens (eg when moon is blue and red), we can go for the next step, which is a 60% buckling spring.
I'm not going to spend time oogling a keyboard I know I can never have in my hands. One look at it, and I knew I had to avert my eyes or risk it becoming an obsession.
I have been trying to uncover more about this keyboard, with little luck.
I contacted CC but he ignored my PM. :rolleyes:
I also found this image, but there was no discussion of its origin:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/yRzkCb0.jpg)
It's interesting because it's IBM-branded. Note that it has a different case design than CC's. Possible it's a DIY job--the right side, especially at top corner looks a little slanted--but not sure. That could just be barrel distortion from the camera lens.
Photoshop...
I have been trying to uncover more about this keyboard, with little luck.
I contacted CC but he ignored my PM. :rolleyes:
I also found this image, but there was no discussion of its origin:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/yRzkCb0.jpg)
It's interesting because it's IBM-branded. Note that it has a different case design than CC's. Possible it's a DIY job--the right side, especially at top corner looks a little slanted--but not sure. That could just be barrel distortion from the camera lens.
I have been trying to uncover more about this keyboard, with little luck.
I contacted CC but he ignored my PM. :rolleyes:
I also found this image, but there was no discussion of its origin:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/yRzkCb0.jpg)
It's interesting because it's IBM-branded. Note that it has a different case design than CC's. Possible it's a DIY job--the right side, especially at top corner looks a little slanted--but not sure. That could just be barrel distortion from the camera lens.
This looks to be a photoshop job. Look at the step from the curve to the flat part on the right side. The step looks to go from about an 1/8" wide at the bottom to nothing at the top with what appears to be a slight shift in color above it in the bezel with a fairly crisp line. Though it is a slight change I think I can see it.
Clickclack's original thread is legendary. One of the best keyboard threads ever.
Clickclack's original thread is legendary. One of the best keyboard threads ever.
The mini pixel art version of it in his signature always kills me. Clack seems to have a great sense of humor.