Presenting "Teh Blingings"
- HaaTa
- Master Kiibohd Hunter
- Location: San Jose, California, USA
- Main keyboard: Depends the day
- Main mouse: CST L-TracX
- Favorite switch: Fujitsu Leaf Spring/Topre/BS/Super Alps
- DT Pro Member: 0006
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Found this a while ago. Needless to say it was insta-buy for the absurdity factor.
NKRO, and weighs about ~12 lbs. The case is chrome plated steel.
Haven't looked at the protocol, but I expect it to be custom (not that that stops me from using it ).
Spherical double shots with vintage Maxi-Switch linears (identical to NEC and SMK vintage linears).
And without further ado, presenting "Teh Blingings" aka the Billings 6000 Keyboard.
A small bit of info on the Billings Computer Company.
http://classictech.wordpress.com/2012/0 ... -missouri/
Teh Blingings when rightfully seated on it's mythical (fingerprinty) chrome pedestal.
In truth, I could've gotten the seen monitor as well, but shipping a CRT is ridiculous...
NKRO, and weighs about ~12 lbs. The case is chrome plated steel.
Haven't looked at the protocol, but I expect it to be custom (not that that stops me from using it ).
Spherical double shots with vintage Maxi-Switch linears (identical to NEC and SMK vintage linears).
And without further ado, presenting "Teh Blingings" aka the Billings 6000 Keyboard.
A small bit of info on the Billings Computer Company.
http://classictech.wordpress.com/2012/0 ... -missouri/
Teh Blingings when rightfully seated on it's mythical (fingerprinty) chrome pedestal.
In truth, I could've gotten the seen monitor as well, but shipping a CRT is ridiculous...
- webwit
- Wild Duck
- Location: The Netherlands
- Main keyboard: Model F62
- Favorite switch: IBM beam spring
- DT Pro Member: 0000
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Very nice. I could type and apply my mascara at the same time. How does this material go with fingerprints?
- RC-1140
- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: Unicomp Terminal Emulator
- Main mouse: Razer Mamba
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
WTF!? This thing looks ridiculous. But it still looks better than some other keyboards nowadays. But I wonder what was supposed to be in the "Winchester" box.
- Daemon Raccoon
- Location: Flyover Country, United States
- Main keyboard: Model M SSK 1391472
- Main mouse: CST2545W-RC LTrac
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
The hard disk drive!RC-1140 wrote:WTF!? This thing looks ridiculous. But it still looks better than some other keyboards nowadays. But I wonder what was supposed in the "Winchester" box.
- Half-Saint
- Location: Slovenia, Europe
- Main keyboard: Raptor Gaming K1
- Main mouse: Logitech G5 Mk.2
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue
- DT Pro Member: 0058
A winchester hard drive.
Bah, beat me to it!
Bah, beat me to it!
- HaaTa
- Master Kiibohd Hunter
- Location: San Jose, California, USA
- Main keyboard: Depends the day
- Main mouse: CST L-TracX
- Favorite switch: Fujitsu Leaf Spring/Topre/BS/Super Alps
- DT Pro Member: 0006
- Contact:
Terrible for fingerprints...worse than even a Das keyboard.webwit wrote:Very nice. I could type and apply my mascara at the same time. How does this material go with fingerprints?
- HaaTa
- Master Kiibohd Hunter
- Location: San Jose, California, USA
- Main keyboard: Depends the day
- Main mouse: CST L-TracX
- Favorite switch: Fujitsu Leaf Spring/Topre/BS/Super Alps
- DT Pro Member: 0006
- Contact:
Something I'm curious about.
Is this actually one of the earliest keyboards with an integrated wrist rest? (1983)
Is this actually one of the earliest keyboards with an integrated wrist rest? (1983)
- didja
- Main keyboard: AT Model F - 87U - G80-1800
- Main mouse: varies
- Favorite switch: CapactiveBS
- DT Pro Member: -
That is frickin awesome! if you tire of it let me know, I'd love to own Darth Vader's keyboard.
Reminds me of this Megatek I was outbid on a few years ago, but yours is way cooler.
And it definitely wins the thick key cap award.
Reminds me of this Megatek I was outbid on a few years ago, but yours is way cooler.
And it definitely wins the thick key cap award.
- Soarer
- Location: UK
- Favorite switch: F
- DT Pro Member: -
The monitor is pretty cool looking, but, yeah.In truth, I could've gotten the seen monitor as well, but shipping a CRT is ridiculous...
The whole rack would be awesome converted into keyboard storage drawers though!
With teh blingings in a glass case on top, of course. Preferably maglev'd.
- HaaTa
- Master Kiibohd Hunter
- Location: San Jose, California, USA
- Main keyboard: Depends the day
- Main mouse: CST L-TracX
- Favorite switch: Fujitsu Leaf Spring/Topre/BS/Super Alps
- DT Pro Member: 0006
- Contact:
Maybe in few yearsdidja wrote:That is frickin awesome! if you tire of it let me know, I'd love to own Darth Vader's keyboard.
Still have to squeeze in some time to build a controller for it before I'd even consider parting with it.
- HaaTa
- Master Kiibohd Hunter
- Location: San Jose, California, USA
- Main keyboard: Depends the day
- Main mouse: CST L-TracX
- Favorite switch: Fujitsu Leaf Spring/Topre/BS/Super Alps
- DT Pro Member: 0006
- Contact:
Haha, yeah. You can even see Settlers of Catan in one of the reflection pics .002 wrote:Very nice, man.
I bet you had to do some interesting manouvres to avoid your picture being taken in the reflection
On a side note, this is probably beats out virtually all my keyboards for shear zombie beating durability.
Though you'll have to be careful of fingerprints...zombies tend not to wash their hands much .
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- Location: Ugly American
- Main keyboard: As Long As It is Helvetica
- Main mouse: Mickey
- Favorite switch: Wanna Switch? Well, I Certainly Did!
- DT Pro Member: -
I believe it's vampires that dislike shiny keyboards.
Now I see why thick keys are no barrier when you have such tall key stems.
And MaxiMan on the PCB is awesome!
Now I see why thick keys are no barrier when you have such tall key stems.
And MaxiMan on the PCB is awesome!
- Peter
- Location: Denmark
- Main keyboard: Steelseries 6Gv2/G80-1501HAD
- Main mouse: Mx518
- Favorite switch: Cherry Linear and Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
I think they sold some in Denmark as well ..The company saw some success abroad, claiming it made one of every four computers sold in Norway for 1981.
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- Location: Ugly American
- Main keyboard: As Long As It is Helvetica
- Main mouse: Mickey
- Favorite switch: Wanna Switch? Well, I Certainly Did!
- DT Pro Member: -
Any scoop on who this mysterious MaxiMan is?
Is he a SuperHero From the Dawn of Computing?
Ouch sad ending......
http://articles.latimes.com/1990-08-01/ ... protection
Is he a SuperHero From the Dawn of Computing?
Ouch sad ending......
http://articles.latimes.com/1990-08-01/ ... protection
- HaaTa
- Master Kiibohd Hunter
- Location: San Jose, California, USA
- Main keyboard: Depends the day
- Main mouse: CST L-TracX
- Favorite switch: Fujitsu Leaf Spring/Topre/BS/Super Alps
- DT Pro Member: 0006
- Contact:
I would be interested in this as well.ripster wrote:Any scoop on who this mysterious MaxiMan is?
Is he a SuperHero From the Dawn of Computing?
I do have another example of the logo.
(Both pics from the same keyboard)
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- DT Pro Member: -
HaaTa wrote:Found this a while ago. Needless to say it was insta-buy for the absurdity factor.
NKRO, and weighs about ~12 lbs. The case is chrome plated steel.
Haven't looked at the protocol, but I expect it to be custom (not that that stops me from using it ).
Spherical double shots with vintage Maxi-Switch linears (identical to NEC and SMK vintage linears).
And without further ado, presenting "Teh Blingings" aka the Billings 6000 Keyboard.
That is friggin' awesome. It's like a Kaypro keyboard, but with extra keys to make it useful on modern computers. (assuming it could ever be connected)
Before I got my beam spring, I would have hunted you down and killed you for this keyboard. (...but now I'll just rough you up a little bit.. maybe break an arm )
- HaaTa
- Master Kiibohd Hunter
- Location: San Jose, California, USA
- Main keyboard: Depends the day
- Main mouse: CST L-TracX
- Favorite switch: Fujitsu Leaf Spring/Topre/BS/Super Alps
- DT Pro Member: 0006
- Contact:
I've tried to get this keyboard to work with modern computers...but it's TERRIBLY grounded by design. The entire thing works like a giant antenna, so it's hard to get it to get my scope to read anything useful.
Perhaps when I have a bit more time, I'll give it a bit more effort.
Perhaps when I have a bit more time, I'll give it a bit more effort.
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
From the linked article:ripster wrote:Any scoop on who this mysterious MaxiMan is?
Is he a SuperHero From the Dawn of Computing?
Ouch sad ending......
http://articles.latimes.com/1990-08-01/ ... protection
Wonder if that was in Greenock, by any chance? Strange to think that Scotland was once the keyboard capital of Europe. Bet it was all about subsidies and when those couldn't fill the gap with Chinese costs, that's when the music stopped.The company retains its keyboard and switch manufacturing business in Scotland, and a keypad manufacturing plant in Phoenix.
Anyway, Lord Vader's keyboard could very well prove dangerous if it were to fall into rebel hands.