Hi-Profile PBT Dye-sub (the time has come)

[matt3o]

okay guys don't get too excited about typewriters by "typewriter" I mean the first "computers" that were actually little more than typewriters

[zslane]

Ah! Then the name is obvious! MT3 Teletype.

[matt3o]

Wordsmith is not bad, a little too generic prolly

Pro Type or Pro Typist is another option

nothing special anyway

[Techno Trousers]

MT3 Teletype does sound pretty good. It encapsulates the purpose of those early keyboards perfectly.

[matt3o]

MT3 TTY then

[Wodan]

MT3 TTY then

Gives me tingles!

[matt3o]

"tty" turns me on, marketing won't like it...

even better:

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mt3/tty

[Laser]

Then let's go all the way in: the

/dev/ttyMT3

or

/dev/mt3TTY

keyset

[matt3o]

let's kill mt3. /dev/tty is the coolest keycap set name ever

[codemonkeymike]

../../../.mt3.tty

[Laser]

Heh or maybe even more: /dev/mt3/sa/pbt/tty - it's actually "readable"

[matt3o]

SA?! SA?! Are you serious?!

[codemonkeymike]

Globbing may help "**/tty"

[Laser]

SA?! SA?! Are you serious?!

/dev/

[matt3o]

probably the easiest to market is simply "Teletyp3"

[Shihatsu]

let's kill mt3. /dev/tty is the coolest keycap set name ever

It sounds cool, but I would miss the "3" in it. Common, we gotta give credit where credit is due... and it's due to you, sir!

[Wodan]

There should be a catchy name for the PROFILE and a nice name for the COLOR SCHEME

short 2-3 letter names for profiles are great. OEM, GMK, SA, DCS ... mt3 ?

and then a 1-2 word name for the color scheme ... carbon, pulse, hyperfuse, troubled minds, classic retro ... tty ?

[matt3o]

yes, that would be the idea.

As of now I've been able to sell MT3 as profile name and /DEV/TTY as color scheme

[Laser]

How about the name of a terminal? Like vt100, for example?

Somewhat related, would it be possible to have, as extras, a few "Vim" keys? By that, I mean that the keys h, j, k, l would have an arrow either above, or underneath, similar to these:



My point here is that a keyset oriented to "the past" could benefit from extras connected to the same theme.

[matt3o]

this would be a not-final shot of the base kit



I still need to fix a few things. The colors are just to give you an idea.

I would like to add some novelty keys. "vim" keys sounds like a good idea. I was also thinking some retro flavored "INS MODE" and the like.

[Laser]

Cool

[zslane]

I like it. What typeface are you going with?

[Phenix]

minerva
or Artemis
- god of wisdom IIRC

[codemonkeymike]

Dont forget the most important vim features "Ex mode" and "Replace mode"

[Laser]

Dont forget the most important vim features "Ex mode" and "Replace mode"

Sounds more like relation issues

[matt3o]

more options

[Wodan]

R4 and R5 Capslock keys in various sizes is really hardcore ...

I mean i know that's era accurate but ... do you really think people will use them?

[matt3o]

I say... let's aim for the sky! If cost is too high we can always remove keys.

[Wodan]

You know what I am going to ask for next

[matt3o]

language kit?