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  • Oh boy!

    geekhack forums
    A whole forum (largely) devoted to esoteric computer keyboards.
    Some of us actually find this exciting.
    They even have audio files of the keyboards….

  • While we’re on the subject…

    This looks nice, but, at $129, it’s a bit steep.  Actually a lot steep.
    Das Keyboard: The mechanical keyboard that clicks

    Shore is purty, though.

  • The keys! They shine!

    Care and feeding of an IBM Model M 1391406 keyboard
    Yes, I’m obsessed.   But I’m not alone.

  • It’s Friday and the editors left early, so…

    unchain those metaphors!
    DRM still sucks: Yahoo Music going dark, taking keys with it
    … Once the Yahoo store goes down and the key servers go offline, existing tracks cannot be authorized to play on new computers. Instead, Yahoo recommends the old, lame, and lossy workaround of burning the files to CD, then reripping them onto [...]

  • Egads, sir! I must have one!

    Type-O-Matic Keyboard | The Steampunk Workshop

    More pix, including close-ups, at link.
    And here is an amazing transformation of the venerable IBM Model M keyboard into this:

  • Tough times coming on the coelacanth chat boards.

    AOL Increasing Dial-Up Fees
    AOL will increase fees for dial-up subscriptions.The company began to notify customers in June that their rates would increase $2 to $11.99 per month, unless they decide to give up technical support by phone. The notices and rate increases are scheduled in coordination with customers’ billing cycles. All subscribers are expected [...]

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