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Keyboard Spotting

Osborne Executive

The Osborne Executive portable computer was widely blamed for the company's subsequent bankruptcy.

Sony Hit-Bit HB-F1XD

The Sony Hit-Bit HB-F1XD is probably the coolest looking home computer ever made.

Korea Steno Smart CAS Plus

The Korea Steno Smart CAS Plus – an authoritative Korean steno machine.

Ballpoint typewriters

Typewriters from the '80s that used small ball point pens to draw text and graphics.

2001 vs 2010 - A Story in Keyboards

Wyvyrn reflects on keyboards in movies 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact.

Keltron keyboard

KingD421 found this vintage Keltron, part of a fire alarm system.

Hatsuko Electronics HEKB01

The Hatsuko Electronics HEKB01 aka Data Entry Machine EM986 is a Topre board with an early-mid '80s layout but actually released in 1995.

Sony Hitbit

Sony HitBit – a home computer family from the '80s and its HB-101 model with kick-ass design language.

Kinesis Evolution

Thrift store find: a Kinesis Evolution chair-mount split ergo shared by GhotiGoat.

Raytheon 226274

This Raytheon 226274 from 1969 came with KB-SR1 switches made of glass!

Dorner PDS 320

Dorner Electronic's PDS 320 was a fancy concrete mixing hardware with an impressive keyboard layout. Posted by Zerfallsgesetz.

Videoton VDN-52500 terminal

My latest acquisition is this quite rare Videoton terminal made in Hungary in the early '80s.

Midway battle station

An actual battle station from the USS Midway Museum. Posted by yagtechceo.

Protomic DataStealth

The Protomic DataStealth is an elusive monoblock split from the '90s, designed by Benjamin Rossen.

Fujitsu Oasys

It seems Fujitsu made ALPS keyboards. An Oasys spotted by by May_1.

Memorex 2051

A gorgeous Memorex 2051 terminal keyboard spotted by TechManPrieto.

Dolch PAC 586

A nice Dolch PAC 586 found and saved by Bakedprawns.

Compaq Plus Portable

A nice review of a Compaq Plus Portable (1983) by Dmitrii Eliuseev.

Victor Vicky V9000

A beautiful luggable Victor Vicky V9000 found by yesman_85's parents.

Grid Compass II

A Grid Compass from the Space Shuttle – spotted by herronious.

SKALA computer system

The Soviet SKALA was the process computer for the RBMK Nuclear Reactor at Chernobyl NPP.

Old sci-fi or futuristic office

Is this ergonomic workplace from an old Soviet sci-fi or an exhibition back in 1969?

IBM SCAMP

The classy IBM SCAMP was a prototype to showcase the APL programming language (1973).

ADDS Viewpoint A2

An ADDS Viewpoint A2 acquired by Eragaurd.

Tektronix 4014-1

A battered Tektronix 4014-1 computer terminal spotted by Jaceveldhuis.

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