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« on: 6 February 2003, 23:45 »
Here is the oddest looking (and most expensive) keyboard I have ever seen. Wish I could give it a spin, but I don't quite have the $900 to spare..

Edit: Here's the official site and a bettter (but large)picture

[ February 06, 2003: Message edited by: Fett101 ]


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« Reply #1 on: 7 February 2003, 00:38 »
You are right, that thing does look weird.  Rather than something new it looks like an acient prototype of what a keyboard should look like.  The keys looks to small and to close together to really work well also.  I think it looks more like a gaming device rather than a keyboard.  I must say I'd love to try it, although it seems typing would be a pain in the ass.

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« Reply #2 on: 7 February 2003, 00:43 »
It looks hard to learn...a lot of getting used to. How are you supposed to use the mouse if both your hands are preoccupied (Q3, etc).

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« Reply #3 on: 7 February 2003, 00:45 »
if you could learn how to use it properly i bet you could type extremely fast on it, a lot faster than normal keyboards because they're modelled after typewriters which were made specifically to slow down your typing.
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« Reply #4 on: 7 February 2003, 01:33 »
would kick ass for gaming. All those keys a fingertip away.

On the subject of keyboard layouts, I just converted mine to DVORAK using a remapper and a flathead screwdriver. My WPM is currently about 10, but thats to be expected. Otherwise I feels like a much better layout.

Oh, and also, a big page of alternative keyboards. Probably not for dial-up.

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« Reply #5 on: 7 February 2003, 20:34 »
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Fett101: Oh, and also, a big page of alternative keyboards.


WTF? Those are very weird indeed  :eek:

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« Reply #6 on: 7 February 2003, 21:26 »


this is my favourite, but i like the ones where it's in a few bits and you can swivel them all individually.

good efforts on those ones that are totally incomprehensible too!
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« Reply #7 on: 8 February 2003, 06:12 »
Calum, that looks more like something from Star Trek than a keyboard. Are you sure it
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« Reply #8 on: 8 February 2003, 10:01 »
and it has rear view mirrors. Heh.

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« Reply #9 on: 9 February 2003, 11:15 »
Basicly its so you dont have to move at all, so you get a blood clot and die.

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« Reply #10 on: 18 April 2003, 06:03 »
haha! that is so stupid looking. It's take me a while before I think it looks ok. but I'd have to see it often though

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« Reply #11 on: 28 April 2003, 16:04 »
My god it's AWFUL!!!  Apparently, though, the ABCDEF layout is quite good!!!

Oh, yeah, what the hell is the deal between Faust and X11?  Anyone would think they're married with stupid sig pictures like that...

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