Micrion Corp Battleship 'Control Unit' Model M discovered, possibly

green-squid · 15 Nov 2018, 18:34

Noobamen saw this on eBay, and it caught our attention, because its keyboard seems to be a Model M!

Check it out!

If your pockets are deep enough... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Micrion-Corp-1 ... 3006431908

JP! · 15 Nov 2018, 18:47

That's pretty sweet looking. It looks like this unit absorbed a Model M.

mcmaxmcmc · 15 Nov 2018, 19:26

that's even bigger than the Chyron aircraft carrier, it seems... what do we name this thing now?

depletedvespene · 15 Nov 2018, 19:28

Board Carrier, as this thing seems to carry a keyboard within itself.

depletedvespene · 15 Nov 2018, 19:36

Scratch that, this is the keyborg. Look at how it's assimilated and made part of itself differing kinds of keys (including a whole keyboard), buttons, switches and knobs.

zrrion · 16 Nov 2018, 19:32

If your pockets are deep enough

don't say things like that hours after I get paid!

This thing looks incredible too. If it were a buck or two cheaper...

JP! · 16 Nov 2018, 19:33

Someone should buy this and document it for keyboard science!

Hypersphere · 16 Nov 2018, 20:04

Here's a pic of the unit in context, albeit it would appear that the system is in the process of being dismantled:

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https://www.google.com/search?q=micrion ... 3OJulQKrlM:
Apparently, it was used as a controller for particle beams.

green-squid · 16 Nov 2018, 20:09

shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet that's badass!!!

digital_matthew · 16 Nov 2018, 20:19

Now THAT'S a workstation.

JP! · 16 Nov 2018, 20:31

That is just badass.

Here is a picture I found of the keyboard module.
Source: http://www.freudlabs.com/fib_consumables

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Hypersphere · 16 Nov 2018, 22:28

There was a thread on this on GH back in 2015:

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=72387.0