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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: IHaveABigKeyboard on Mon, 07 August 2017, 17:59:19
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https://imgur.com/a/npkDS (https://imgur.com/a/npkDS)
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It... It's magnificent! Majestic!
Sent from my DREA100 using Tapatalk
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https://imgur.com/a/npkDS (https://imgur.com/a/npkDS)
It... It's magnificent! Majestic!
Sent from my DREA100 using Tapatalk
MSI laptop ?
Not retro enough... ~~ gotta getz a Thinkpad.
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If an IBM PC122 is a battleship, this must me an aircraft carrier!
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Apple already nicknamed their AEK series after aircraft carriers, even though they a standard size.
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Apple already nicknamed their AEK series after aircraft carriers, even though they a standard size.
Yeah, but that's Apple, they do silly stupid things like that.
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https://imgur.com/a/npkDS (https://imgur.com/a/npkDS)
It... It's magnificent! Majestic!
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MSI laptop ?
Not retro enough... ~~ gotta getz a Thinkpad.
at least a T43 or older though... only IBM is real thinkpad!
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Dang—I want a keyboard with a little joystick in it, too.
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Dang—I want a keyboard with a little joystick in it, too.
You mean like a TEX YODA?:
(https://i.imgur.com/kQjK96F.jpg)
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…and someone was recently telling me that macro keys and media controls are a new "innovation".
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Not sure what that beastie is, but now I somehow feel an irrational desire for keys with legends like BEAM ALIGN and LOCATE ORIGIN and PARTIAL FIELD and START/ABORT REPAIR and of course. . . STIG.
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Nice find. I'm quite intrigued what is it's primary function. What field of work this was made for? Looking something graphical but I don't know a think about that field.
P.S. Could it be repurposed to be a keyboard + midi controller/synth something? Just with all the knobs, extra buttons and stuff.
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Micrion Corp
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Electrical Equipment
Sub-Industry: Measurement Instruments
Micrion Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets focused-ion-beam systems for use in the design, fabrication, and testing of semiconductor, data storage, and other high-technology products. The Company's product is used in prototype modification, process monitoring, defect analysis, and sample preparation of integrated circuits and magnetic heads.
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Nice find. I'm quite intrigued what is it's primary function. What field of work this was made for? Looking something graphical but I don't know a think about that field.
The keyboard was used to control a Focused Ion Beam (FIB), a technique which is used primarily in physics applications. To put it simply, the technique involves firing charged atoms (ions) with nanometer precision at a target. This can be used to: ablate the target material (i.e. drill nanometer sized holes) or deposit atom-thin layers of material onto a surface. It starts to become clear why there are so many controls on this thing.
P.S. Could it be repurposed to be a keyboard + midi controller/synth something? Just with all the knobs, extra buttons and stuff.
That was one of my ideas actually, it would be amazing to get that set up. I don't think I'm going to have time to work on that project though, and since I'm relocating soon I'm probably going to look to sell it...
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... I'm probably going to look to sell it...
Might have to change your user name.
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... I'm probably going to look to sell it...
Might have to change your user name.
To "IHaveNoKeyboard"? :))
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https://imgur.com/a/npkDS (https://imgur.com/a/npkDS)
It... It's magnificent! Majestic!
Sent from my DREA100 using Tapatalk
MSI laptop ?
Not retro enough... ~~ gotta getz a Thinkpad.
at least a T43 or older though... only IBM is real thinkpad!
T43 is probably a bit tooooo old to be useable ... something with core 2 duo at least.. p8400
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https://imgur.com/a/npkDS (https://imgur.com/a/npkDS)
It... It's magnificent! Majestic!
Sent from my DREA100 using Tapatalk
MSI laptop ?
Not retro enough... ~~ gotta getz a Thinkpad.
at least a T43 or older though... only IBM is real thinkpad!
T43 is probably a bit tooooo old to be useable ... something with core 2 duo at least.. p8400
yeah, but that's already lenovo branded... I don't like that on a thinkpad. OG logo or bust :P
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https://imgur.com/a/npkDS (https://imgur.com/a/npkDS)
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https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=72387.0
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https://imgur.com/a/npkDS (https://imgur.com/a/npkDS)
Old:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=72387.0
... And it's still for sale. Haha...
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yeah, but that's already lenovo branded... I don't like that on a thinkpad. OG logo or bust :P
cpu bench the fastest iteration 2.26ghz @ 506 passmark.. that's definitely not usable for windows 7..
linux will work fine though.. although gonna need a pata ssd..
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So this a Model M inside ? Wow that must be the king of them !
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Wow that's a big one.
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https://imgur.com/a/npkDS (https://imgur.com/a/npkDS)
So this a Model M inside ? Wow that must be the king of them !
I would like to know. If it is Model M, I've never seen one like that. Right ctrl and numlock light cluster throw it off.