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I may need to upsize from my TKL (lemmy.world)

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[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You have left out galaxy brain giant IBM model M. (Not more keys, but thicc keys.)

It's not just the size. It's also the way the sound of typing will bother everyone else in the room.

[-] Godort@lemm.ee 12 points 2 weeks ago

How about the superior 122 key Model F

[-] don@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago

“To use this feature, simply press the F213 key.”

(unfolds paper keyboard map)

(moves finger around for five minutes searching)

Ah, okay. There it is. (tap)

[-] AngrySquirrel@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

My account is too new to post an image, so here is a link instead:

https://i0.wp.com/blog.lingodeer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image6.png

[-] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 weeks ago

You can inline images like this:

![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.lingodeer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image6.png)

becomes:

The upper image shows a circular keyboard - that is a literal circle with a 20 key diameter - with Chinese characters on the keys. The lower image shows a single office cubicle with six of those circle keyboards around a monitor with the center keyboard having a trapezoid shape. I'd estimate there are more than 1000, closer to 2000 keys on all seven keyboards combined.

[-] don@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

That setup uses pedals ffs. no thoughts empty head

[-] Gerudo@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

When Neil Pert needs an office day.

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Wow what did they say about that?

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

When my grampy died, my parents threw out about four Model Ms from his house. They didn’t know they’re not just old keyboards D:

[-] abcd@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

I knew I was going to find a comment about the Model M!

I use the modern incarnation made by Unicomp since 2019. Best Keyboard I ever had and probably my main keyboard for the rest of my life. It’s really that good! Minimal wear on the buttons after 6 years (I’m a developer so the keyboard gets used once in a while 😉)

One thing I wanted to mention: Although I like the clicky sound, it is quite loud. It was loud enough that I woke up my little baby girl when working at night. So I had to silence it or buy another keyboard 😔 I ended up with fiddling dental floss inside of every single spring and used o rings to dampen the noise it makes when you hit the buttons hard and they bottom out. I’d say you get 80-90% of the tactility with 30% of the noise. Perfect combo in my opinion.

[-] notabot@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's not just the size, or the sound, but the fact you could comfortably concuss an elephant with it, or stop a bullet and go right back to typing. Those things were built like tanks.