Re: OT: Keyboards for the archaic uber-geek
Paul Gilmartin wrote: Also consider: http://xkcd.com/1031/ http://wiki.xkcd.com/irc/Leopard Dot for dot too fast for me... :-D Thanks for the spoof web-pages. PS: Are there any LCD screens available which are looking like an ancient TV, complete with old style tuning knobs? ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: OT: Keyboards for the archaic uber-geek
In 4f82ea50.2010...@trainersfriend.com, on 04/09/2012 at 07:55 AM, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com said: I have been trying for years to interest someone in the Optimus keyboard, which is a keyboard where each key is a small (48px * 48px) screen. You can dynamically assign icons and codepoints and build your own keyboard. I'd be interested if it came with Linux and OS/2 software, inclding PM and X, and had tables for the more common keyboard layouts. http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/ I don't see the Converged (122 key) keybooard layout there. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: OT: Keyboards for the archaic uber-geek
On 4/9/2012 7:39 AM, McKown, John wrote: I apologize, but others may find this interesting. Too expensive for me. http://www.etsy.com/shop/usbtypewriter John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) Pretty funny. I have been trying for years to interest someone in the Optimus keyboard, which is a keyboard where each key is a small (48px * 48px) screen. You can dynamically assign icons and codepoints and build your own keyboard. My dream is to have sets of these icon-to-codepoint mappings and be able to change them on the fly in order to make a useful Unicode keyboard. But no one sees the potential and I don't have the ambition to see it through. But I think it is a potentially huge market. Here's their home: http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/ Anyone up for an adventure? -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com * To get a good Return on your Investment, first make an investment! + Training your people is an excellent investment * Try our tool for calculating your Return On Investment for training dollars at http://www.trainersfriend.com/ROI/roi.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: OT: Keyboards for the archaic uber-geek
At over $2,000 US, there is no way this will ever be mass market. Neat idea, though. I would love it for some things at home. But it's not supported by Linux. Would be nice to autoconfigure to show a normal PC (Windows) keyboard in normal Linux. But switch to an APL keyboard when I'm using APL (rarely). And, lastly for me, switch to a Mac keyboard when I switch (via KVM) to my MacMini. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 8:55 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: OT: Keyboards for the archaic uber-geek On 4/9/2012 7:39 AM, McKown, John wrote: I apologize, but others may find this interesting. Too expensive for me. http://www.etsy.com/shop/usbtypewriter John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) Pretty funny. I have been trying for years to interest someone in the Optimus keyboard, which is a keyboard where each key is a small (48px * 48px) screen. You can dynamically assign icons and codepoints and build your own keyboard. My dream is to have sets of these icon-to-codepoint mappings and be able to change them on the fly in order to make a useful Unicode keyboard. But no one sees the potential and I don't have the ambition to see it through. But I think it is a potentially huge market. Here's their home: http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/ Anyone up for an adventure? -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com * To get a good Return on your Investment, first make an investment! + Training your people is an excellent investment * Try our tool for calculating your Return On Investment for training dollars at http://www.trainersfriend.com/ROI/roi.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: OT: Keyboards for the archaic uber-geek
On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 08:39:17 -0500, McKown, John wrote: I apologize, but others may find this interesting. Too expensive for me. http://www.etsy.com/shop/usbtypewriter Also consider: http://xkcd.com/1031/ http://wiki.xkcd.com/irc/Leopard -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
