POS Keyboards...

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apb

09 Apr 2021, 02:59

Anyone have any cool Point-of-Sale keyboards they want to show off?. I personally don't have any.

Vaguely related, I am fascinated by the idea of a massive grid of keys that I can (in theory) customize to my heart's content. Maybe make some sort of "un-separated" split ortho keyboard with like a numpad in the middle.

kelvinhall05

09 Apr 2021, 03:05

@kbdfr

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

09 Apr 2021, 06:35

Happy to show off :mrgreen:

This is an old pic (2015) of my daily driver.
The physical layout hasn't changed, but many keys have been reprogrammed and/or received new keycaps.

This is a Tipro (MID range) POS keyboard consisting of three modules. It has Cherry black switches, every (absolutely every!) key is (freely, i.e. also with extended macros or e.g. Unicode characters) programmable on 4 levels, with the configuration stored in the board itself.

Nothing for gamers, but exactly what a mouse-hating professional typist dealing with extensive text files and sometimes weird software, occasionaly transcribing audio and video files, and often performing demanding searches i.a. in multilevel multilingual online databases, needs.
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raoulduke-esq

09 Apr 2021, 06:40

That makes the Hyper7 look small- amazing board! The more buttons the better.

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Go-Kart

09 Apr 2021, 07:58

kbdfr wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 06:35
Happy to show off :mrgreen:

This is an old pic (2015) of my daily driver.
The physical layout hasn't changed, but many keys have been reprogrammed and/or received new keycaps.

This is a Tipro (MID range) POS keyboard consisting of three modules. It has Cherry black switches, every (absolutely every!) key is (freely, i.e. also with extended macros or e.g. Unicode characters) programmable on 4 levels, with the configuration stored in the board itself.

Nothing for gamers, but exactly what a mouse-hating professional typist dealing with extensive text files and sometimes weird software, occasionaly transcribing audio and video files, and often performing demanding searches i.a. in multilevel multilingual online databases, needs.
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my keyboard 15-06-04.jpg
People talk about Battleships and Battle Cruisers, that's a damn Battle Station!

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apb

09 Apr 2021, 09:51

kbdfr wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 06:35
Happy to show off
damn, that's awesome! I'd love to see that behind a cash register some day. I can only imagine the size of the terminal/computer/etc. I wonder if you could make the outer key grids a split keyboard and how comfortable it would be.

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ddrfraser1

09 Apr 2021, 10:01

Go-Kart wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 07:58
People talk about Battleships and Battle Cruisers, that's a damn Battle Station!
That’s no moon...

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Muirium
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09 Apr 2021, 10:05

Does this count?

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apb wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 09:51
I'd love to see that behind a cash register some day.
If I approached a cash register armed with a board as wide as that, I'd be so anxious about what I'd just gotten myself into I might pass out. A board like that could price you up a house! From a patch of grass to all the individual components…

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Go-Kart

09 Apr 2021, 10:20

Muirium wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 10:05
Does this count?

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apb wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 09:51
I'd love to see that behind a cash register some day.
If I approached a cash register armed with a board as wide as that, I'd be so anxious about what I'd just gotten myself into I might pass out. A board like that could price you up a house! From a patch of grass to all the individual components…
That is very pretty. An ortholinear layout I could certainly get on with too.

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apb

09 Apr 2021, 11:26

Muirium wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 10:05
Does this count?

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it most certainly does. she's a beaut. are those the two stem mount caps from signature plastics?

also, which monitor is that? looks like a mid 2000s Dell of some sort.

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Muirium
µ

09 Apr 2021, 11:49

Yes, they're POS caps from SP / 7bit's Round 5. I put them on the board to tempt me to actually get around to making a custom controller for it with a Bluetooth Adafruit Feather I've had lying around for years. Like this? I've got access to the bare matrix inside, but its own controller really bugs me.

The display is a Dell P2415Q. Nothing fancy looking, but the panel is 4K at 24 inch, which makes it a desktop Retina display to me.

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

09 Apr 2021, 12:57

apb wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 09:51
kbdfr wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 06:35
Happy to show off
damn, that's awesome! I'd love to see that behind a cash register some day. I can only imagine the size of the terminal/computer/etc. I wonder if you could make the outer key grids a split keyboard and how comfortable it would be.
My keyboard consists of 3 independant modules which are physically and electronically assembled (using standard Tipro parts).
Modules exist with staggered layout (lke the middle one in my board, but there are also other staggered configurations) and matrix layouts in different sizes: 16x8, 12x8, 8x8, 4x8. And also modules for a magnetic card.
And yes, you could use two 8x8 matrix modules as a split keyboard without any problem. That’s Tipro :mrgreen:

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Wodan
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09 Apr 2021, 13:00

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Go-Kart

09 Apr 2021, 13:57

Wodan wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 13:00
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Another beauty.

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

09 Apr 2021, 14:27

Go-Kart wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 13:57
Wodan wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 13:00
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Another beauty.
Yes, another Tipro beauty.
The newer range (with non-standard staggering, though).
Even I have to admit it looks terrific.

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Muirium
µ

09 Apr 2021, 14:32

Tart yours up with some Round 5 man, c'mon! Come play with us Chocky.

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

09 Apr 2021, 14:47

No way.
At my age you don’t simply I see no reason to switch from cylindric to spheric keycap profile.

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Ascaii
The Beard

09 Apr 2021, 14:50

Blatant advertising here...for those that want to build their own battleship tipro, i have the boards for sale right now :P
Once upon a time I wanted to build my own.

I saw kbdfr's monster in person once...the pictures dont do it justice, haha

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Wodan
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09 Apr 2021, 14:52

Ascaii wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 14:50
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I saw kbdfr's monster in person once...the pictures dont do it justice, haha
I suspect you had to take your shoes off and wear a hair net to be allowed near it?

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

09 Apr 2021, 15:19

Ascaii wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 14:50
Blatant advertising here...for those that want to build their own battleship tipro, i have the boards for sale right now :P
[…]
It doesn’t count at advertising as long as you don’t provide a link to your sales thread
Did I say "link to your sales thread"? Here: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=25243 :mrgreen:
Wodan wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 14:52
Ascaii wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 14:50
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I saw kbdfr's monster in person once...the pictures dont do it justice, haha
I suspect you had to take your shoes off and wear a hair net to be allowed near it?
I always wonder how neat the desks posted on DT are compared to mine.
Perhaps it’s because I actually work here and my keyboard is a work tool and not a showpiece.
Plus, it’s a Tipro. They’re tough :lol:

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Ascaii
The Beard

09 Apr 2021, 15:33

kbdfr wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 15:19
Ascaii wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 14:50
Blatant advertising here...for those that want to build their own battleship tipro, i have the boards for sale right now :P
[…]
It doesn’t count at advertising as long as you don’t provide a link to your sales thread
Did I say "link to your sales thread"? Here: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=25243 :mrgreen:
Wodan wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 14:52
Ascaii wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 14:50
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I saw kbdfr's monster in person once...the pictures dont do it justice, haha
I suspect you had to take your shoes off and wear a hair net to be allowed near it?
I always wonder how neat the desks posted on DT are compared to mine.
Perhaps it’s because I actually work here and my keyboard is a work tool and not a showpiece.
Plus, it’s a Tipro. They’re tough :lol:
:mrgreen:

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Muirium
µ

09 Apr 2021, 15:36

Google sure doesn't make it easy going for me to hot link them in your album. They're in there somewhere, honest! :P

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Ascaii
The Beard

09 Apr 2021, 16:41

Here Muirium xD
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Palatino

09 Apr 2021, 17:17

kbdfr wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 15:19

I always wonder how neat the desks posted on DT are compared to mine.
I always assume: neater.
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kbdfr
The Tiproman

09 Apr 2021, 17:32

Palatino wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 17:17
kbdfr wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 15:19

I always wonder how neat the desks posted on DT are compared to mine.
I always assume: neater.
I love it when people post photos with papers I can read :lol:

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ddrfraser1

09 Apr 2021, 18:09

Palatino wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 17:17
kbdfr wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 15:19

I always wonder how neat the desks posted on DT are compared to mine.
I always assume: neater.
Every once in a while, I decide to clean my desk so I can get back to that clean minimalistic, relaxing feel. Then, after about 2 hrs, it gets messed up again by some project and stays that way for approximately the next 45 days.

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Palatino

09 Apr 2021, 19:42

kbdfr wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 17:32
Palatino wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 17:17
kbdfr wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 15:19

I always wonder how neat the desks posted on DT are compared to mine.
I always assume: neater.
I love it when people post photos with papers I can read :lol:
*scans for bank statements and other sensitive materials* I think I'm ok.

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apb

10 Apr 2021, 04:14

The sheer amount of good taste in this thread. I can't begin to respond to everyone.

pcaro

10 Apr 2021, 13:57

Palatino wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 17:17
I always assume: neater.
What nice splitted-spacebar keyboard! Model?

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Palatino

10 Apr 2021, 15:37

pcaro wrote:
10 Apr 2021, 13:57
Palatino wrote:
09 Apr 2021, 17:17
I always assume: neater.
What nice splitted-spacebar keyboard! Model?
Thank you. It's an Epomaker GK68XS. It's my only hot-swappable board so it gets a lot of use as I try out different switches. (Kailh Creams are my current favourite for their sound). It's programmable too, not keyboard-side but via downloadable software. I thought I'd use the split spacebar as backspace but I couldn't get used to it - it's so embedded to reach for the actual backspace key - so I use it to access different layers instead. Very nice package overall (except for the keycaps and switches it came with from the previous owner!)

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