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Offline IHaveABigKeyboard

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Bet you've never seen one of these before.
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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 07 August 2017, 18:14:25 »
Quote from: IHaveABigKeyboard on Mon, 07 August 2017, 17:59:19
https://imgur.com/a/npkDS

It... It's magnificent! Majestic!


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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 07 August 2017, 19:29:25 »
Quote from: rioc on Mon, 07 August 2017, 18:14:25
Quote from: IHaveABigKeyboard on Mon, 07 August 2017, 17:59:19
https://imgur.com/a/npkDS

It... It's magnificent! Majestic!


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MSI laptop ?

Not retro enough... ~~   gotta getz a Thinkpad.
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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 07 August 2017, 19:38:54 »
If an IBM PC122 is a battleship, this must me an aircraft carrier!
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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 07 August 2017, 19:42:50 »
Apple already nicknamed their AEK series after aircraft carriers, even though they a standard size.
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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 07 August 2017, 19:51:07 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 07 August 2017, 19:42:50
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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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 08 August 2017, 03:18:16 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 07 August 2017, 19:29:25
Quote from: rioc on Mon, 07 August 2017, 18:14:25
Quote from: IHaveABigKeyboard on Mon, 07 August 2017, 17:59:19
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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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 08 August 2017, 04:23:40 »
Dang—I want a keyboard with a little joystick in it, too.
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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 08 August 2017, 04:51:49 »
Quote from: ander on Tue, 08 August 2017, 04:23:40
Dang—I want a keyboard with a little joystick in it, too.


You mean like a TEX YODA?:
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Offline davkol

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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 08 August 2017, 06:44:21 »
…and someone was recently telling me that macro keys and media controls are a new "innovation".
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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 08 August 2017, 07:20:27 »
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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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 08 August 2017, 07:40:27 »
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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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 08 August 2017, 07:48:35 »
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Offline IHaveABigKeyboard

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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #13 on: Tue, 08 August 2017, 08:09:36 »
Quote from: funderburker on Tue, 08 August 2017, 07:40:27
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.

Quote from: funderburker on Tue, 08 August 2017, 07:40:27
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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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #14 on: Tue, 08 August 2017, 08:55:14 »
Quote from: IHaveABigKeyboard on Tue, 08 August 2017, 08:09:36
... I'm probably going to look to sell it...

Might have to change your user name.
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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #15 on: Tue, 08 August 2017, 09:34:53 »
Quote from: raxander on Tue, 08 August 2017, 08:55:14
Quote from: IHaveABigKeyboard on Tue, 08 August 2017, 08:09:36
... I'm probably going to look to sell it...

Might have to change your user name.

To "IHaveNoKeyboard"?  :))
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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #16 on: Tue, 08 August 2017, 13:33:27 »
Quote from: rioc on Tue, 08 August 2017, 03:18:16
Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 07 August 2017, 19:29:25
Quote from: rioc on Mon, 07 August 2017, 18:14:25
Quote from: IHaveABigKeyboard on Mon, 07 August 2017, 17:59:19
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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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #17 on: Wed, 09 August 2017, 01:39:37 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 08 August 2017, 13:33:27
Quote from: rioc on Tue, 08 August 2017, 03:18:16
Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 07 August 2017, 19:29:25
Quote from: rioc on Mon, 07 August 2017, 18:14:25
Quote from: IHaveABigKeyboard on Mon, 07 August 2017, 17:59:19
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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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #18 on: Wed, 09 August 2017, 07:00:55 »
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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #19 on: Wed, 09 August 2017, 07:05:28 »
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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #20 on: Wed, 09 August 2017, 08:46:53 »
Quote from: rioc on Wed, 09 August 2017, 01:39:37


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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Offline Myoth

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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #21 on: Wed, 09 August 2017, 13:32:35 »
Quote from: IHaveABigKeyboard on Mon, 07 August 2017, 17:59:19
https://imgur.com/a/npkDS

So this a Model M inside ? Wow that must be the king of them !
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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #22 on: Wed, 09 August 2017, 19:46:40 »
Wow that's a big one.
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Re: Bet you've never seen one of these before.
« Reply #23 on: Fri, 11 August 2017, 16:29:32 »
Quote from: Myoth on Wed, 09 August 2017, 13:32:35
Quote from: IHaveABigKeyboard on Mon, 07 August 2017, 17:59:19
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.
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