Keyboards from the local technical museum
Posted: 04 Jun 2017, 19:02
I went to the "Technische Sammlungen Dresden" yesterday after some colleagues told me to have a look:
http://www.tsd.de/en/
The computer exhibition is not super large (about one floor in a industrial building) and focused on Robotron computers produced in eastern Germany and typewriters. But I still found a gem or two for my audience here, I believe
First, moving in chronological order, here is the quite impressive typewriter collection:
And here is a picture of a hansen writing ball. I think we had a discussion about these things earlier this year.
They also feature some earlier calculators, some mechanical and some electrical. I really like this one, a Archimedes calculator built in Glashütte.
Ok, here finally is one for all the IBM fans: A really early card puncher keyboard
And for all the VR and 4K crowd: This is what a monitor looks like 
As I said, a large part of the exhibition is focused on Robotron computers. The keyboards on these are underwhelming unfortunately, but some look really cool.
At the end of the hall there are some racks with further computers. I think (hope) the exhibition will be reorganized in the future, and these will get a proper place as well. Anyway, this is were the gems for us mechanical keyboard lovers are hidden.
First up is a portable Highscreen computer with a nice detachable keyboard. MX blues master race
And finally my personal highlight: A nice Xerox computer. E3E did a nice tear down and restoration thread on these keyboards:
photos-f62/xerox-docutech-keyboards-and ... 13229.html
The keyboard seems to have a broken switch in the top right corner, I didn't dare to repair it on the spot
Thats it. If you have any keyboard gems hidden in your museum, feel free to share
http://www.tsd.de/en/
The computer exhibition is not super large (about one floor in a industrial building) and focused on Robotron computers produced in eastern Germany and typewriters. But I still found a gem or two for my audience here, I believe
First, moving in chronological order, here is the quite impressive typewriter collection:
- typewriters.JPG (964.12 KiB) Viewed 2378 times
- Hansen writing ball.JPG (649.9 KiB) Viewed 2378 times
- archimedes calculator.JPG (687.63 KiB) Viewed 2378 times
- ibm card puncher.JPG (791.43 KiB) Viewed 2378 times
- laughing at 4k.JPG (612.03 KiB) Viewed 2378 times
- robotron 1.JPG (621.73 KiB) Viewed 2378 times
- robotron 2.JPG (621.82 KiB) Viewed 2378 times
First up is a portable Highscreen computer with a nice detachable keyboard. MX blues master race
- highscreen mx blues 1.JPG (570.97 KiB) Viewed 2378 times
- highscreen mx blues 2.JPG (544.94 KiB) Viewed 2378 times
photos-f62/xerox-docutech-keyboards-and ... 13229.html
The keyboard seems to have a broken switch in the top right corner, I didn't dare to repair it on the spot
- xeros 1.JPG (613.1 KiB) Viewed 2378 times
- xerox 2.JPG (578.69 KiB) Viewed 2378 times
. I concentrated on electrical keyboards.