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Title: Any more info on the keyboards from the short lived computer company NeXT?
Post by: scubaste on Sat, 13 December 2014, 23:48:06

Like these?
(http://i.imgur.com/6rkEZGk.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/17yKy6Y.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/yh7xMAE.jpg)

Title: Re: Any more info on the keyboards from the short lived computer company NeXT?
Post by: Tactile on Sun, 14 December 2014, 00:43:27

Ladyada got one working over USB.....

https://www.adafruit.com/blog/2012/12/07/hack-usb-next-keyboard-with-an-arduino-micro-arduino-arduino-next/

Title: Re: Any more info on the keyboards from the short lived computer company NeXT?
Post by: scubaste on Sun, 14 December 2014, 00:46:20

Quote from: Tactile on Sun, 14 December 2014, 00:43:27

Ladyada got one working over USB.....

https://www.adafruit.com/blog/2012/12/07/hack-usb-next-keyboard-with-an-arduino-micro-arduino-arduino-next/

TYVM for the link. Wish they revealed a bit more on the switches/keycaps though.

Title: Re: Any more info on the keyboards from the short lived computer company NeXT?
Post by: jacobolus on Sun, 14 December 2014, 00:55:11

All three of the pictures in the OP are black Alps switches (of the early variety; noticeably nicer than later black Alps switches, and fairly similar to salmon Alps IMO) and Alps-made doubleshot keycaps. Some use ADB protocol, and others use a different protocol I believe.

Anything else specific you want to know?

Title: Re: Any more info on the keyboards from the short lived computer company NeXT?
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 14 December 2014, 01:01:50

There is also a rubber-dome variety which can be identified by the Power, Brightness and Volume keys being round buttons instead of proper keys.

Title: Re: Any more info on the keyboards from the short lived computer company NeXT?
Post by: scubaste on Sun, 14 December 2014, 01:02:41

Quote from: jacobolus on Sun, 14 December 2014, 00:55:11

All three of the pictures in the OP are black Alps switches (of the early variety; noticeably nicer than later black Alps switches, and fairly similar to salmon Alps IMO) and Alps-made doubleshot keycaps. Some use ADB protocol, and others use a different protocol I believe.

Anything else specific you want to know?

That is pretty much what I wanted to know, thanks very much for the info. Unless of course you have more interesting/pertinent info.

One more pic.

(http://i.imgur.com/kE3ocs6.jpg)

Title: Re: Any more info on the keyboards from the short lived computer company NeXT?
Post by: scubaste on Sun, 14 December 2014, 01:03:58

Quote from: Findecanor on Sun, 14 December 2014, 01:01:50

There is also a rubber-dome variety which can be identified by the Power, Brightness and Volume keys being round buttons instead of proper keys.

Very good to know, thank you.