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Title: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: sealcouch on Mon, 23 February 2015, 16:35:00

(http://i.imgur.com/D0Vse3e.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/WvDcDh1.jpg)

This is the most beautiful rubber dome board I've ever seen. There's no way I could pass it up for 3 dollars.

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: neverused on Mon, 23 February 2015, 16:38:24

Ok that's really cool

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: ideus on Mon, 23 February 2015, 17:07:51

A GB for a star trek themed set would be nice.

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: Rotaku on Mon, 23 February 2015, 17:18:32

I wonder why the keycaps are red in the picture but green out of the box

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: chyros on Mon, 23 February 2015, 17:25:28

Hahaha cool, I was wondering what that was xD . Saw one on eBay the other day: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-Star-Trek-TNG-Computer-Keyboard-/220897388560?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item336e82a810

Does it type anywhere near nice? :p

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: hwood34 on Mon, 23 February 2015, 17:29:38

That is... interesting

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: nubbinator on Mon, 23 February 2015, 17:41:23

Missed opportunity not selling a KeyBorg.

Quote from: ideus on Mon, 23 February 2015, 17:07:51

A GB for a star trek themed set would be nice.

It's been done (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=58263.0).

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: strict on Mon, 23 February 2015, 18:36:02

:))  the stepped "1" key

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Mon, 23 February 2015, 18:41:37

IT's A KEYBOARD (eleventy-one and all that)

Not sure what's wrong with the "s" either.

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: Ludovician on Mon, 23 February 2015, 19:32:40

I'm very glad that the box tells us what it is.

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: brimborion on Mon, 23 February 2015, 19:44:33

I love the look on the kid's face.

"Gee whiz, wow! Now I have a keyboard JUST LIKE... nobody on my favorite show uses."

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: Lu_e on Mon, 23 February 2015, 22:29:19

That spacebar though!

"Space, the final frontier™"

:D

GB anyone?

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: brimborion on Mon, 23 February 2015, 23:16:10

And yes, in 1987 we would ask the computer store guy "Is it IBM PC compatible?". Because some computers were 99%, 98%.

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: jacobolus on Mon, 23 February 2015, 23:17:03

Previous thread about this keyboard: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=54265
(http://i.imgur.com/e24shjL.jpg)

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: sealcouch on Tue, 24 February 2015, 11:28:19

http://i.imgur.com/Lf5jOHD.jpg

There's a photo of the switch. Can't really ID it.

I actually just put this board on Amazon. it's the cheapest listing. It comes with an AT to PS2 Adapter.

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: slip84 on Tue, 24 February 2015, 11:31:26

Oof. The pun on the space bar.

At least we know they got a good job making keyboards with Vortex later.

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: drewba on Tue, 24 February 2015, 11:34:19

Quote from: slip84 on Tue, 24 February 2015, 11:31:26

Oof. The pun on the space bar.

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: E TwentyNine on Tue, 24 February 2015, 12:27:24

Quote from: Rotaku on Mon, 23 February 2015, 17:18:32

I wonder why the keycaps are red in the picture but green out of the box

The one on the box is the evil universe version.

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: Asininity on Tue, 24 February 2015, 20:36:59

I am seconding a Star Trek themed keyset.

That's just brilliant.

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: neverused on Tue, 24 February 2015, 20:41:14

Quote from: Asininity on Tue, 24 February 2015, 20:36:59

I am seconding a Star Trek themed keyset.

That's just brilliant.

Look into the Galaxy Class set, it is LCARS inspired.

Title: Re: I found an awesome keyboard at Goodwill this morning.
Post by: sealcouch on Wed, 25 February 2015, 10:49:43

I threw this on amazon if anyone wants it!