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Offline y11971alex

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Tiny IBM Keyboard
« on: Wed, 15 June 2016, 09:39:18 »
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Re: Tiny IBM Keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 15 June 2016, 09:48:22 »
"HELP", "STOP", just needs a "DON'T" to be the creepiest keyboard out there.
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Re: Tiny IBM Keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 15 June 2016, 09:50:08 »
"NO MEANS YES" that's the one it is missing, and it should be a lock key! xD
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Re: Tiny IBM Keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 15 June 2016, 22:02:23 »
Model M... for Murder! Buh ha ha ha!!

You'd think HELP would've been yellow and STOP red, BTW.
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Offline y11971alex

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Re: Tiny IBM Keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 16 June 2016, 12:00:18 »
Wouldn't this be nice as a separable numpad?
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Re: Tiny IBM Keyboard
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 16 June 2016, 21:43:54 »
Quote from: y11971alex on Thu, 16 June 2016, 12:00:18
Wouldn't this be nice as a separable numpad?

What else would you use it for?
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Offline y11971alex

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Re: Tiny IBM Keyboard
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 16 June 2016, 21:51:56 »
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 16 June 2016, 21:43:54
Quote from: y11971alex on Thu, 16 June 2016, 12:00:18
Wouldn't this be nice as a separable numpad?

What else would you use it for?
Maybe some application at airport check-in terminals.
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Offline ander

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Re: Tiny IBM Keyboard
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 16 June 2016, 23:54:34 »
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 16 June 2016, 21:43:54
What else would you use it for?

I'd set it up as a variable garage door opener control. You want the door open only 10, 20 or 30%? No problem!
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Offline xmagusx

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Re: Tiny IBM Keyboard
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 17 June 2016, 15:00:09 »
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 16 June 2016, 21:43:54
Quote from: y11971alex on Thu, 16 June 2016, 12:00:18
Wouldn't this be nice as a separable numpad?

What else would you use it for?

Something telephonic, probably. The numbers are in phone order rather than numpad order.
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Offline E TwentyNine

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Re: Tiny IBM Keyboard
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 17 June 2016, 16:01:52 »
Quote from: xmagusx on Fri, 17 June 2016, 15:00:09
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 16 June 2016, 21:43:54
Quote from: y11971alex on Thu, 16 June 2016, 12:00:18
Wouldn't this be nice as a separable numpad?

What else would you use it for?

Something telephonic, probably. The numbers are in phone order rather than numpad order.

These keypads were used with ScreenReader/2, an visual accessibility program for the OS/2 operating system.

Some details: http://www.os2world.com/wiki/index.php/Screen_Reader/2_-_Programmed_Access_to_the_GUI
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Re: Tiny IBM Keyboard
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 17 June 2016, 17:08:19 »
Quote from: E TwentyNine on Fri, 17 June 2016, 16:01:52
These keypads were used with ScreenReader/2, an visual accessibility program for the OS/2 operating system...

How did you know that, dude? Did you actually use one in the day?

Don't worry about dating yourself; I remember OS/2 quite well. It was IBM's attempt to compete with Windows after the IBM/Microsoft romance ended. (There was something about Bill Gates deciding he'd rather rule the world himself...?)
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Re: Tiny IBM Keyboard
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 17 June 2016, 17:32:41 »
There has been a bunch of threads on those screenreader 'numpads' the past couple years.  One GH'er even found the designer of them.
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Offline alphax3

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Re: Tiny IBM Keyboard
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 17 June 2016, 17:59:43 »
This one will probably go over a hundo easily.
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Offline xmagusx

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Re: Tiny IBM Keyboard
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 18 June 2016, 10:49:45 »
Quite neat, whatever it ends up going for.
« Last Edit: Sat, 18 June 2016, 10:51:19 by xmagusx »
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Re: Tiny IBM Keyboard
« Reply #14 on: Sat, 18 June 2016, 23:23:46 »
Quote from: ander on Thu, 16 June 2016, 23:54:34
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 16 June 2016, 21:43:54
What else would you use it for?

I'd set it up as a variable garage door opener control. You want the door open only 10, 20 or 30%? No problem!

Ahahahaha :)

Quote from: xmagusx on Fri, 17 June 2016, 15:00:09
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 16 June 2016, 21:43:54
Quote from: y11971alex on Thu, 16 June 2016, 12:00:18
Wouldn't this be nice as a separable numpad?

What else would you use it for?

Something telephonic, probably. The numbers are in phone order rather than numpad order.

I hadn't noticed that it was upside down!
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