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Title: Chyron Maxine Character Generator Keyboard
Post by: ed_avis on Thu, 17 August 2017, 07:02:20
http://www.ebay.com/itm/322606018993

Something to do with television production?
Title: Re: Chyron Maxine Character Generator Keyboard
Post by: KeLorean on Thu, 17 August 2017, 07:05:55
Quote from: ed_avis on Thu, 17 August 2017, 07:02:20
http://www.ebay.com/itm/322606018993

Something to do with television production?
haha! love it. there are like 5 of these old guys around here at the tv station i work for. i post some pics soon


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Title: Re: Chyron Maxine Character Generator Keyboard
Post by: JP on Thu, 17 August 2017, 08:05:40
I see there is a model that even has a 3.5'' floppy drive built in.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chyron-Maxi-Keyboard/172344534683?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D45560%26meid%3Dfadae3e7fcd640648db999f2f5360fba%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D322606018993&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
Title: Re: Chyron Maxine Character Generator Keyboard
Post by: MandrewDavis on Thu, 17 August 2017, 10:45:00
MX clears or bust with these
Title: Re: Chyron Maxine Character Generator Keyboard
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 17 August 2017, 11:22:54
Quote from: MandrewDavis on Thu, 17 August 2017, 10:45:00
MX clears or bust with these

Yeah you might get clears or you might the 'other' ones that are useless.... I lost way too much money buying these things thinking I was getting clears.
Title: Re: Chyron Maxine Character Generator Keyboard
Post by: ander on Fri, 18 August 2017, 01:48:01
Chyros should have one of these. Well, he probably does, but I thought it was important to say that.

There's actually a few of these on eBay (https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2381387.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xchyron+maxine.TRS0&_nkw=chyron+maxine&_sacat=625) at various prices... Are they any good?
Title: Re: Chyron Maxine Character Generator Keyboard
Post by: chyros on Fri, 18 August 2017, 03:34:14
I don't have one of these, but I do have a Chyron; the gargantuan 4044 I reviewed recently.

This one probably has Key Tronic foam and foil. Later Chyron boards came with Cherry MX Clear, usually.
Title: Re: Chyron Maxine Character Generator Keyboard
Post by: ander on Sat, 19 August 2017, 18:57:49
What we really want to know is:
OK, I'll hang up now and take my answers off the air.
Title: Re: Chyron Maxine Character Generator Keyboard
Post by: ander on Thu, 24 August 2017, 06:17:09
Man, that was good coffee.
Title: Re: Chyron Maxine Character Generator Keyboard
Post by: chyros on Thu, 24 August 2017, 06:18:22
Quote from: ander on Sat, 19 August 2017, 18:57:49
What we really want to know is:
  • Is Chyron pronounced similarly to Chyros, and vice versa? (I realize you don't actually capitalize your nick but I presume that doesn't affect its pronunciation.)
  • How did you learn to speak English without a trace of a Dutch accent?
  • Has that little Dutch boy taken his finger out of the dyke yet? I'm sure she'd appreciate that, eventually.
  • Why does GH's "list" tag also indent lists, in addition to adding bullets to them? That's redundant and unnecessary. (Saying "redundant and unnecessary" is redundant, too; it seemed appropriate.)
OK, I'll hang up now and take my answers off the air.
I'll be doing a Q&A in not too long, maybe some material for that? :p
Title: Re: Chyron Maxine Character Generator Keyboard
Post by: mrhead on Sat, 26 August 2017, 17:00:40
I just watched your review of the Chyron keyboard.  I love the Obama button on your keyboard.