@twylo I wish there was some sort of movement towards manufacturing old keyboards in the same methods, materials and dimensions. I mean, would DEC really come out of the grave to sue people manufacturing VT100-AA keyboards in small batches? the main thing about this is that I hate hate hate companies who capitalize on retro computing by making retro looking devices with modern mass manufacturing, cutting corners and making things feel thin, cheap and overpriced. I want the same level of effort that was put into manufacturing it originally not some cheap knockoff made by a company that’ll go under once the trend dies
@tbt10f@twylo at least then it would be obtainable instead of scavenging private auctions and ending up paying that same price for a broken PARTS ONLY keyboard to refurbish yourself
@twylo surely nothing can go wrong if we have a whole subculture of people buying old keyboards and destroying them so they can be made into a Bluetooth keyboard for their MacBook?
@foone@twylo what do you mean your terminal does not have the computational power to handle a Bluetooth negotiation or that would defeat the purpose of using such a device? Clearly we should modernize everything instead of enjoying the simplicity of older protocols, the fact those were easier to hack and mess around with or their historical significance because a lot of modern protocols are based off of mistakes made in the predecessors. Shake my head that’s nerd shit.
@foone ugh I would love to invite people to instead become keyboard builders! Leave the vintage hardware alone and instead score a custom keyboard that is exactly what you want it to be.
I want to build a nice split mechanical that looks like the neon shimmering on a rainy night. :3 @twylo
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