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Offline berserkfan

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is this keyboard not awesome or what? too bad we can't use it
« on: Thu, 30 May 2013, 17:29:51 »
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Re: is this keyboard not awesome or what? too bad we can't use it
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 30 May 2013, 17:31:49 »
that looks like the keyboard from LOST.

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Re: is this keyboard not awesome or what? too bad we can't use it
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 30 May 2013, 19:15:08 »
$60 shipping  :eek:
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Re: is this keyboard not awesome or what? too bad we can't use it
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 30 May 2013, 20:14:35 »
Chances are that it uses regular contact-switches. The controller is on a separate board. Replace the controller with a Teensy++ with one of the custom firmware available here...
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Re: is this keyboard not awesome or what? too bad we can't use it
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 30 May 2013, 22:22:33 »
That ribbon cable looks like it connects directly to the matrix.

This thing would be relatively easy to convert if that is as straight forward as it looks...

Now, the bigger question: what kind of switches does it have? I'd guess beam spring, but I'm not sure anything about anything concerning this type of keyboard.
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I lie all the time.... I really don't even like keyboards

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Re: is this keyboard not awesome or what? too bad we can't use it
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 30 May 2013, 22:50:18 »
Looks like a Telex keyboard from 1980 +/-

Not that I could be old enough to have used one.  Extensively.  Pre-internet.

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Re: is this keyboard not awesome or what? too bad we can't use it
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 31 May 2013, 00:59:41 »
Teh lawnz I stay off dem. :P
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Re: is this keyboard not awesome or what? too bad we can't use it
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 31 May 2013, 01:23:39 »
Dat DSA Retro
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Offline Halvar

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Re: is this keyboard not awesome or what? too bad we can't use it
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 02 June 2013, 12:48:34 »
39 Pounds for shipping a small keyboard from UK to Germany? That's a joke. 
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