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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: engicoder on Wed, 08 April 2015, 17:04:51
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Large-Vintage-Original-Royal-Navy-Frigate-Ops-Room-Keyboard-ESM-Console-/391089043656?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5b0eb938c8
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTE0MVgxNTIx/z/mtoAAOxyOypSVSts/$(KGrHqF,!rcFI3gQU+J)BSVStsl5p!~~60_57.JPG)
Wonder what the "M" keys do? ;)
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Huh, that's pretty interesting. I wonder if it has any more history.
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> Wonder what the "M" keys do?
Missiles One through Eight of course!
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Huh, that's pretty interesting. I wonder if it has any more history.
Description says it is an ESM console. ESM stands for Electronic Support Measures, which usually involves detection of enemy *stuff*, be it vessels, aircraft, missiles, etc.
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A frigate is actually considerably smaller than a battleship.
This would go well with the B-52 control keyboards somebody bought here a year or 2 ago.
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At this size, the keyboard *becomes* the desk.
Has anybody here ever considered building a keyboard countersunk so that the top plate is just the surface of the desk? I guess the ergonomics might be a bit questionable...
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At this size, the keyboard *becomes* the desk.
Has anybody here ever considered building a keyboard countersunk so that the top plate is just the surface of the desk? I guess the ergonomics might be a bit questionable...
Sounds like a Melvang project and/or badwrench.
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What in blue **** is this thing?! xD
It genuinely looks like an actual desk with buttons fitted in.
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That thing is glorious. Sadly, it's only 38 inches long. The photo makes it seem like it should be 5 feet long. It needs to be refinished in battleship gray, upgraded with multiple USB hubs, and outiftted with several batteries of USB rocket launchers.
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That looks a lot like I am wanting to build my GH122.
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It irks me how grimy that thing looks.
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I wonder if it's PS/2 or USB heheheeheh
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ever considered building a keyboard countersunk
I have wanted to do this for at least a decade. Since my desks are all either company property or already-built, I haven't done. When I do, the trackball will be sunk flush to the desk also.
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What in blue **** is this thing?! xD
It genuinely looks like an actual desk with buttons fitted in.
That's a battle station!
Wonder what switches it uses?
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Ehh, it doesn't actually have that many keys.
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Looks more like an aircraft carrier.
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At this size, the keyboard *becomes* the desk.
keydesk
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A little too big for me, I like my battleship to be my F122 :D