Author Topic: what kind of keyboard is this? (Read 3824 times)

cdamonsmith · « **on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 22:55:58 »

Can anyone tell me what kind of keyboard this is? And, if you've had any experience with it, is it any good? I like the look. I really want a Unicomp Model M SpaceSaver though...

bitflipper · « **Reply #1 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 23:17:57 »

Looks like a variation of this BTC.

Probably a scissor switch over rubber dome.

cdamonsmith · « **Reply #2 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 04:07:54 »

Awesome. Thank you!

and, yes, the IBM Space Saver. What a beautiful keyboard.

Hakhu · « **Reply #3 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 04:13:17 »

Quote from: ripster;140807

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Yah, I always liked the layout on mine too. Rubber dome, no scissor stabiizers. I'm not a fan of the key feel though.

Except for that redundant 'backslash' key in the bottom row. Any ideas why they felt the need to include that?

ironcoder · « **Reply #4 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 05:03:53 »

What monitor is that? I like it alot more than that keyboard!

ch_123 · « **Reply #5 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 05:37:53 »

Looks like a Netvista machine.

ironcoder · « **Reply #6 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 05:48:04 »

Thanks, I'll do a search.

lowpoly · « **Reply #7 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 06:01:04 »

I bought one of those before I got into keyboards. You could wear the paint off the keys by just looking at them.

PRISONER 24601 · « **Reply #8 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 12:49:54 »

No offense to anyone, but imho that is an butt-ass ass-ugly keyboard. it's just gaudy.

itlnstln · « **Reply #9 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 13:04:42 »

I think the layout is the winning feature. It's very similar to the ML-4100 which is much better.

zwmalone · « **Reply #10 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 13:11:56 »

It's got the same layout as the keyboard on my presario... it sucks.

PRISONER 24601 · « **Reply #11 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 13:28:38 »

Actually, the layout looks 'not bad'. After playing a few FPS games with my G86, I noticed that it's an advantage to have 3 mappable keys next to the spacebar, especially if you're playing a game with crouch/kneel/prone.

PRISONER 24601 · « **Reply #12 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 13:33:45 »

I just hate that outside case. It's seriously looks like a 5 year old designed it. The status lights are too low, it's too rounded and has those bulges on the top and bottom. Also, the media buttons should match the keys IF they're a different color. If the case was black, and it had round buttons, that'd be swell. But white, round buttons on a round case with black keys... nah.

Everything I just stated was an objective fact. There's no debating what I just said. Good design will be determined by me and me alone. Anyone that disagrees is wrong. QED.

PRISONER 24601 · « **Reply #13 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 13:41:04 »

Quote from: ripster;140977

See. Knew you'd come around.

Since it is no longer sold I now declare this "A VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE HACKER SPECIAL". At least that's what it would be if I sold it on Ebay.

dammit, why did i sell my fugly keyboard futures YESTERDAY. Last time I trust my ameritrade broker.

Also I got some inside info: unicomp is throwing up an IPO next month. Keep your ears open. Rumor has it, they're supplying all the keyboards for Hamid Karzai's government AND the ISAF. God help us if bucking springs fall in to the hands of the Taliban :usa2:

PRISONER 24601 · « **Reply #14 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 13:42:10 »

Quote from: ripster;140982

Speaking of design, the OPs setup would look great with an Black IBM M4-1. Lot cheaper than a IBM Space Saver. If you wait a bit Brian O'Neill seems to put the black ones up on Ebay on a regular basis.
[IG]http://www.clickykeyboard.com/_ebay/blackspace/0002121-007.jpg[/IMG]

stupid sexy membrane keyboard

microsoft windows · « **Reply #15 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 16:38:41 »

How does IBM put the white letters on black keys? Are they printed or two-shot?

ch_123 · « **Reply #16 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 16:42:30 »

I think they're done the same way Logitech or MS does them. Nowhere near as good as their white keycaps.

itlnstln · « **Reply #17 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 16:43:38 »

I think Logitech and MS do it better than IBM/Lexmark/Unicomp did. That's why Unicomp doesn't make printed black keys anymore.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #18 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 16:45:47 »

Guess they print them on. Dell did a very poor job printing the legends on the keys on their keyboards.

itlnstln · « **Reply #19 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 16:48:09 »

The Dell AT-101W (beige) is laser-etched. There new ones are just like Logitech or MS. Logitech and MS now have a decal over the printing to protect it, and it actually works quite well. Unfortunately, it doesn't look all that great.

ch_123 · « **Reply #20 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 16:48:34 »

I think their black keys were also made of a different material, one or two on my M13 are a bit frayed at the sides.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #21 on:** Thu, 10 December 2009, 17:43:43 »

I just like the tried and true beige Model M. That's one of the few keyboards that just works.

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