deskthority

Ok, so we all know about the famous Pingmaster, known for the pinging noise that the SKCC green switches produce. But why is it even called the Pingmaster? It is neither the pingiest keyboard I've ever heard nor even the pingiest SKCC board I've heard. That honor goes to the Apple M0110A, which reverberates like bells on every keypress. So then, what does the "Pingmaster" have that other keyboards don't, that can be made into a more fitting name?
BEEP.
That's right, the insane beeper on the newly-named Beepmaster is something I don't think any other keyboard has even come close to. The sheer volume of this thing outweighs even the heaviest duty solenoids. It even goes toe to toe with my Selectric in terms of noise! How people decided the ping (which, by the way, gets completely covered up by the beeper at full volume) was the most notable thing about this board is a mystery to me. I assume it's because the keyboards were impossible to convert when first discovered, and the beepers couldn't be quite as appreciated as they are now. Am I the only one that thinks it's time for a name change?

While we are changing names I also suggest we rename the Focus 9000 (specifically mine with Matias quiet linear, a solenoid, and a new calculator module of my design) "Endgame" on the wiki.

Boopmaster? It's more of a BOOP than a BEEP.

I've been calling my M0110 the Apple Pingmaster but thockmaster is also an apt description...

I'd wager there'd be too many contenders for the title of thockmaster. The Topre kids would try and crown a HHKB Type-S; Chyros would whip out his Custom Apple IIc; lispnick would breakout those Polyurethane caps of his ...it'd be a bloodbath.

Boopmaster for sure

How does the beeper volume compare to the one in Zenith keyboards?

There is a volume control. At top volume the boops are MUCH louder than the whimpy chirps of a Zenith.

Okay, I'm going to rename it to "Sphyrnidae" on my website, SEO the hell out of it so it's at the top of all results when googled, and the matter shall be settled.

I think I'm going to change the title on the wiki just for funsies. Or at least add it as an alternate nickname!

whoever reverted that edit is a total shill. the damn board barely even pings

soyuz wrote: ↑

18 Oct 2021, 01:33

whoever reverted that edit is a total shill. the damn board barely even pings

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dogwater name i have never heard a single person call it a boopmaster

I'm not amused that I had to spend half an hour on this shit in the middle of the night.

If you have opinions on things in the Wiki, then the responsible way of action would be to post them here, discuss them and then perhaps, do a change, once there is some semblance of consensus.

And no effing edit wars from sock puppets, please! (a behaviour which would have got you permabanned on most other forums)

balls wrote: ↑

18 Oct 2021, 03:06

dogwater name i have never heard a single person call it a boopmaster

scroll up m8

Findecanor wrote: ↑

18 Oct 2021, 03:27

I'm not amused that I had to spend half an hour on this shit in the middle of the night.

If you have opinions on things in the Wiki, then the responsible way of action would be to post them here, discuss them and then perhaps, do a change, once there is some semblance of consensus.

And no effing edit wars from sock puppets, please! (a behaviour which would have got you permabanned on most other forums)

You look like you could use a HAND with this wiki moderation. Let me take care of that for ya.

For what it's worth, though it may be a whimsical name and maybe even an apt one, I reckon the wiki's job is to describe reality rather than campaign to change it. It's the Pingmaster till people actually stop calling it that.

Is this some kind of early April 1st joke?

They’re just ripping the Pishsaver.

I mean there's plenty of things that were named incorrectly, just look at Australia. It was named that because they thought at the time it was the farthest south landmass, and then they found Antarctica and were like "Shit"

James Cook had already spotted a piece of Antarctica and named it correctly, but people didn't believe him.

And then there's New Zealand, which the Dutch explorers had named after Zeeland in the Netherlands, not after Zealand in Denmark. The country's name is spelled correctly in every language but in the language that its inhabitants use.

Tasmania though. That's a good name!

Muirium wrote: ↑

12 Mar 2022, 15:15

Tasmania though. That's a good name!

All in favor of renaming the pingmaster to "Tasmania" say aye!