morabitolex

[bunnys-lil-hideout]

i have to bite on each of these keys individually, in the same manner of when you bite your partner with affection

[bunny-heels]

we as a society failed when we switched to mechanical keyboards and making membrane/rubber domes seem bad. "oh but they sound so much better urrghhg they have better response hhbrgmr the clap of my fat keycaps" shut up i dare you to insult him

imagine hating their great ancestor how fucking could you

[nym-wibbly]

You know what I really miss as a writer? Early computer keyboards. The ones with the metal base that were so heavy that you could use one as a lethal blunt instrument should the need arise. They never moved. Their wedge shape angled for your fingers like a touch-starved whore, curving for better access. They went clicky-clacky and gave resistance as you typed. The letters never wore off the keys. The home key nubs never wore down. You didn't get that smooth worn bit on the spacebar without years of ultra-heavy use. You could vacuum them with a household hoover. They'd survive any apocalypse short of a drink getting dumped right over 'em.

The modern clicky-key keyboard revivals with their £££ designer price tags just aren't hitting the spot. They have the keyswitches but they don't have that brick shithouse engineering. I want the keyboard that came with my fourth-hand 8086 DOS machine. I banged out entire fanzines on that thing, going to make coffee while it buffered my words or saved them to disk. I went from first-grade-certificate touch-typing to smokin' expert on that thing. I miss solidity under my fingers as I create words.

[jonayariley]

I mean, it is a valid question...

[olahresidence]

I'm not dead I promise! I've just been writing a book and falling in love with computers. Here's a WIP painting for you guys.

[retrocgads]

USA 1997

[squipdop]

black haha. lemme make sure anon is on haha. :)

haha wow ahnohn ibm blushhihnggg 1<3 1<3 i wish i khnew who sehnd this 😳😚

[kimjunnoodle]

Thinking about Her again :/

[wolfinstepper]

New Keyboard!

I really missed my old IBM PC keyboard with its clicky bending spring technology action and curved design for ergonomics. I found that I could get a new one that plugs into USB from UNICOMP. Apparently it uses the same technology as IBM/Lexmark where the original IBM Keyboards were made. This is the 'New M' model. I do notice that I make fewer typos on it. I know when I have pushed the key far enough. Fewer dropped out characters. These are made in Lexington, Kentucky USA.

[unknownangels]

current collection + next three planned builds 😔

[bunnys-lil-hideout]

do y'all wanna hear what it sounds like typing on Kissen

[clearesonance]

like seven keyboards i've reached endgame now i'm hoarding.

seriously, it’s not even some smoked out RGB or some ridiculous supposedly german grade engineered switches that i’m lusting with on this board. this is probably going to be a quick read as the length of the paragraph indicates and with the gaming industry in a quagmire of stolen spirit the question is not what i should be playing, its more… at least at my age, why are you playing instead of…

[toxicnorn]

i am theoretically super into mechanical keyboard customization but in actuality, i hate soldering and also don't want to spend $500 or whatever, so i'm mostly a mechanical keyboard customization fan in theory. i also don't even own a mechanical keyboard.

[commodorez]

IBM Thinkpad 701CS - the one with the famous butterfly keyboard - VCF Southwest 2023

[retrocgads]

USA 1990

[pixelfireplace]

IBM ThinkPad 701 with Butterfly Keyboard design by John Karidis

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