Posted by
chrisd
on from the click-smack-click-smack dept.
graymalkn writes "My wife has repetitive stress problems and prefers typing on old-fashioned mechanical typewriters. For Christmas, I converted a mechanical typewriter to work as a computer keyboard. My favorite feature: slap the carriage return for Enter."
how to save money & work less
by
spazoid12
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· Score: 5, Funny
Wow, my wife wanted stuff like diamonds and expensive kitchen stuff. But, I could've saved money and got her instead something from the thrift store and a bunch of solder?
This also reminds me of my dad. He had old tools he preferred. No matter what fancy new modern tool we might buy for him, he prefers to use his old tools. And he never gets anything done. I thought only guys used that trick to get out of work.
Finally! ICQ Makes Sense!
by
Myriad
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· Score: 5, Funny
Those irritating typewriter sound effects in ICQ finally make sense!
-- "They do not preach that their god will rouse them, a little before the Nuts work loose." Kipling, 'The Sons of Martha'
I had a wonderful old IBM like that...
by
rcs1000
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· Score: 5, Funny
It made this wonderful 'click' sound when you pressed a key, and it felt beautiufully made. I used it as my main typing keyboard for ages (although I needed a connector for using it with those pesky PS/2 ports we have these days...)
Best of all it was beautiful to use. If only the 's' key hasn't gone.
The funny bit is, I never missed the 'Windows' key.
(If anyone has a WORKING IBM keyboard like this, please, please reply as I would love to get a hold of another...)
Looks like the monkey that has to type out your webserver content everytime someone makes a http request is going to die of overwork soon.:)
-- What time is it/will be over there? Check with my iPhone app!
I know exactly what she means...
by
Gregg+Alan
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· Score: 2, Funny
I feel the same way about falling from very tall objects (e.g., skyscrapers). I would prefer gradual resistance with little or no 'hitting a wall' effect at the end. Unfortunately it doesn't work like that...in fact, often the weak resistance offered by air is nullified by a strong downdraft.
This is old hat - in the future, everyone will be using typewritter keyboards.... I'm assuming that everyone here has seen the film Brazil (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0088846) yes?
And I'll bet the best thing is having a "shift lock", which is a fantastic time-saving feature that seems to have disappeared from modern keyboards allowing you to enter all the shift symbols on the number keys without needing to hold down shift. Its great!
Re:What about the 1 key?
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Stormie
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· Score: 3, Funny
Typists would simply use a lowercase "l" (ell) key in lieu of 1 - you can probably still see this on very old documents if you look hard enough.
Or, of course, in any Jon Katz article.
And for the tablet PC...
by
Alien+Being
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· Score: 5, Funny
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So tell me the truth
What exactly makes you want
a keyboard that jams?
Don't give me none of this "nature theme" business.
NetInfo connection failed for server 127.0.0.1/local
Seriously, this is very cool. Like something out of a Terry Gilliam movie...
a world in progress...
Wow, my wife wanted stuff like diamonds and expensive kitchen stuff. But, I could've saved money and got her instead something from the thrift store and a bunch of solder?
This also reminds me of my dad. He had old tools he preferred. No matter what fancy new modern tool we might buy for him, he prefers to use his old tools. And he never gets anything done. I thought only guys used that trick to get out of work.
"They do not preach that their god will rouse them, a little before the Nuts work loose." Kipling, 'The Sons of Martha'
It made this wonderful 'click' sound when you pressed a key, and it felt beautiufully made. I used it as my main typing keyboard for ages (although I needed a connector for using it with those pesky PS/2 ports we have these days...)
Best of all it was beautiful to use. If only the 's' key hasn't gone.
The funny bit is, I never missed the 'Windows' key.
(If anyone has a WORKING IBM keyboard like this, please, please reply as I would love to get a hold of another...)
--- My dad's political betting
Your wife will be stuck in vi forever.
what good is the keyboard if you can't backapspce? the user must be a bpretyt damn good typist.
(or maybe I'm just a really poor typist)
Looks like the monkey that has to type out your webserver content everytime someone makes a http request is going to die of overwork soon. :)
What time is it/will be over there? Check with my iPhone app!
I feel the same way about falling from very tall objects (e.g., skyscrapers). I would prefer gradual resistance with little or no 'hitting a wall' effect at the end. Unfortunately it doesn't work like that...in fact, often the weak resistance offered by air is nullified by a strong downdraft.
Here before all but 8486 of you.
This is old hat - in the future, everyone will be using typewritter keyboards.... I'm assuming that everyone here has seen the film Brazil (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0088846) yes?
And I'll bet the best thing is having a "shift lock", which is a fantastic time-saving feature that seems to have disappeared from modern keyboards allowing you to enter all the shift symbols on the number keys without needing to hold down shift. Its great!
Typists would simply use a lowercase "l" (ell) key in lieu of 1 - you can probably still see this on very old documents if you look hard enough.
Or, of course, in any Jon Katz article.
a hammer and chisel!
Anyone notice he took a photo of his checkbook on his photos?
/ pages/type07.htm
http://www.multipledigression.com/typewriter/pics
Opps.
I get a lot of practice mousing with my off hand. Mostly becase my main hand is still busy.
"There is nothing to do it. But to do it." -Floyd Pepper
Just wire up an old rotary phone... =)
"Yeah, well, Dracula called and he's coming over tonight for you and I said okay."