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Re: France wants a new keyboard

From RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com>
Newsgroups comp.misc
Subject Re: France wants a new keyboard
Date 2016-01-23 16:58 +0000
Organization solani.org
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References (2 earlier) <n7tp32$fi6$6@solani.org> <87r3h94aw6.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <alpine.LNX.2.02.1601221939170.4594@darkstar.example.org> <87d1ss4rel.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <bcGdnVLqWIxA4j7LnZ2dnUU78dmdnZ2d@brightview.co.uk>

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On 2016-01-23, Andy Burns <usenet.jan2016@adslpipe.co.uk> wrote:
> Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
>
>> Michael Blackwrote:
>>
>>> Redefining keyboards has never been particularly a problem.
>>> Changing the keytops to match has been.
>>
>> What is needed is e-ink displays on each key.
>
> You don't remember the Optimus Maximum keyboard? OK it had, OLED rather 
> than e-ink, it had a rather lengthy gestation period and IIRC came with 
> a 4 digit price tag ...
>
><https://youtu.be/IJ5rX6WpxTk>

I remember them - it was a neat idea, but expensive.  But the name
"Optimus Maximum" was cartoonish - always sounded more apt for a
gimmicky prophalactic, a robot toy, or a Monty Python joke.

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France wants a new keyboard RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-01-22 17:10 +0000
  Re: France wants a new keyboard Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-22 17:21 +0000
    Re: France wants a new keyboard RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-01-22 17:32 +0000
      Re: France wants a new keyboard Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-01-22 22:28 +0200
        Re: France wants a new keyboard Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-01-22 19:40 -0500
          Re: France wants a new keyboard Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-01-23 10:43 +0200
            Re: France wants a new keyboard Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-23 09:25 +0000
              Re: France wants a new keyboard scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2016-01-25 17:36 +0000
            Re: France wants a new keyboard Andy Burns <usenet.jan2016@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2016-01-23 13:28 +0000
              Re: France wants a new keyboard RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-01-23 16:58 +0000
      Re: France wants a new keyboard Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-01-24 12:42 +0100
        Re: France wants a new keyboard Yeechang Lee <ylee@columbia.edu> - 2016-01-27 22:35 -0800
          Re: France wants a new keyboard Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-01-28 20:48 +0100
            Re: France wants a new keyboard Yeechang Lee <ylee@columbia.edu> - 2016-01-29 22:42 -0800
    Re: France wants a new keyboard mausg@mail.com - 2016-01-22 20:05 +0000
      Re: France wants a new keyboard Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-01-23 11:11 +1100
        Re: France wants a new keyboard Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-23 09:25 +0000
          Re: France wants a new keyboard Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-01-23 23:23 +1100
  Re: France wants a new keyboard Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2016-01-27 15:12 +0200
    Re: France wants a new keyboard Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-01-27 17:03 +0200
      Re: France wants a new keyboard Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2016-01-27 18:23 +0000
        Re: France wants a new keyboard RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-01-28 10:35 +0000
          Re: France wants a new keyboard Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-28 10:46 +0000
            Re: France wants a new keyboard Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2016-01-28 11:18 +0000
      Re: France wants a new keyboard Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-27 21:26 +0000
      Re: France wants a new keyboard Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2016-01-28 10:02 +0200

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