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Asus Reveals the Eee Keyboard

Posted by timothy on from the want-it-already dept.

El Lobo writes "Asus' success with its Eee line of netbooks might have come as a surprise, but the company is now determined to expand the Eee brand into every possible niche and form factor. Case in point: the insanely cool Eee Keyboard, which will surely bring a smile on the faces of those who remember the glory days of the home computer. Described as a fully functional PC with inset Qwerty key arrangement, the keyboard has a 5in touch screen that displays a suite of bespoke media controls or a Windows desktop."

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  1. Fond memories by Naatach · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ahh. Atari 600, I pine for thee.

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  2. 5" screen? by Tired+and+Emotional · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am glad I kept my Osborne 1 disks - I can now run those programs in full screen mode under cpem80.

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    1. Re:5" screen? by XPeter · · Score: 5, Funny

      Look at the bright side. At least you could play crysis on that screen with an average video card.

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  3. It is the new 64. by LWATCDR · · Score: 4, Funny

    Humm. Now they need to add a USB hard drive that also has a USB Hub in it so that I can add a second USB hard drive and the a printer :)

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    1. Re:It is the new 64. by sexconker · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yo dawg we heard you like usb hard drives so we put a usb port on your usb hard drive so you can use a usb hard drive on your usb hard drive.

  4. Not cool any more? by Gary · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...much like many home computers from the days Back To The Future was cool".

    Oh geez! I missed the memo. Back to the Future isn't cool any more? Man I'm getting old!

  5. I already own several similar models. by serviscope_minor · · Score: 5, Funny

    I already own a computer of a similar form factor. It's kitted out with a state of the art CMOS 6502 processor running at 2 MHz and a unified graphics architecture with 32K of main memory and 32K of PROM based storeage (UV erasable in about 20 minutes or so). Not only that, but it has every expansion port you might expect: parallel, TTL, composite and UHF video, RS-423, analogue, the CPU bus (just for good measure), econet (TM) networking and the innovative Tube(r) interface. Not only that but it also comes with builtin support for both audio tape and *double sided* 5.25 inch floppy disks.

    Programs are available for download every night, for free, over the air with a compatible teletext input interface.

    Frankly, there's no contest.

    Funny anecdote: I remember reading a news story about a burglary at a school which had recently upgraded to the new, shiny Archimedes, replacing their old BBCs. The theives broke in and stole all the keyboards, not realising that the computer was now in a separate box.

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  6. Tech Support Hell by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can only imagine the confusion this will bring to non-Asus tech support around the world:
    Tech: How can I help you today, ma'am?
    Little Old Lady: Well, I haven't been able to print my letter using the printer I purchased from you, although I can print other documents just fine. I turned my keyboard off and then back on, just like my son taught me...
    Tech: You mean your computer, ma'am? You turned your computer off and then back on?
    Little Old Lady: Isn't that what I said?! Well, anyways, I'm looking but I can't seem to find my letter, now.
    Tech: Ma'am can you please describe what the screen looks like?
    Little Old Lady: Which one? There's a copy of the letter that I haven't been able to print on the keyboard right now. And there's just a blank document open on the monitor.
    Tech: There's a copy on the keyboard but you haven't been able to print it?!! How did it get onto the keyboard, ma'am?
    etc...

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  7. Re:Eee Keyboard by travdaddy · · Score: 5, Funny

    No I thought, "I understand QWERTY and even DVORAK keyboards, but why the hell would anyone want three E keys?"

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  8. nice! by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's got USB ports, so you can easily add a second keyboard for some marathon sessions of two-player Notepad!

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  9. Memories by MBGMorden · · Score: 4, Funny

    This brings up fond memories of back when the keyboard WAS the computer. I remember being a REALLY young kid (probably 7 or 8), and seeing a regular IBM/PC keyboard in the store for $35. Since the only computers I'd ever seen back then were Commodores, TI-99/4a's, Apple's, and Tandys, I perceived this as a great deal since I thought that that keyboard was a whole computer. I remember begging my mom to buy it for me since I wanted a computer so bad and it was only $35. Thankfully, she didn't get it. Man I'd have been disappointed if I'd have gotten that thing home and tried to connect it to a TV :).

    Not much later I ended up getting a Commodore 64 :).

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  10. Re:Eee Keyboard by Endo13 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because E is the most used letter in the English alphabet!! Duh!!

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