[tech] Keyboards, was Re: [ucc] Committee Meeting Minutes for Friday 23-08-2013

[Nick Bannon]

It's worth encouraging a flow of donated machines and parts as long as
we don't further clog up the clubroom - we used to have more keyboards
than we knew what to do with; and hence no qualms about throwing broken
ones out.

That said, it's probably time we got some shiny new spares. I brought an
IBM Model M, part# 1391401 in, it's on Pinball as an example of a well
built keyboard. Made on 13DEC88. I'm afraid it's missing a Super button:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_key_%28keyboard_button%29
...and the SPACE key was causing some trouble but [GOZ] reseated it. I
have another if it doesn't stay fixed.

Nick.

On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 06:21:09PM +0800, Erin Steicke wrote:
[...]
> [BOB] : somebody from committee to spend their own time buying
> piece-of-shit-non-mechanical-keyboards to replace our existing
> piece-of-shit-non-mechanical-keyboards
> 
>   - [GOZ] suggests buying on of those cherry browns [BOB] suggested
>     - [SZM] opposes buying the keyboard that [BOB] proposed, cites
> price as an issue
>   - [SAS] opens floor to alternative keyboards, or whether we need
> new ones
>     - [ODF]: Cheaper ones
>     - [GOZ]: We have lots of old ones, we could use those instead of
> getting new ones
>     - [SZM]: We should treat the keyboards with more respect!
>     - [BG3] shows us some $30 keyboard from logitech
>      - people are all like, "yeah, doesn't look the best"
>     - [ODF]: The durability of mechanical keyboards shouldn't be
> that relevant if people stop abusing our current keyboards
>       - [SZM] investigates the keyboards, finds them perfectly
> satisfactory to his standards
>      - [ODF]: Is there no middle-ground between expensive
> mechanicals and cheap keyboards?
> 
>   - [SAS] suggests someone investigate keyboards, then come back in
> a week, for reals
>     - [ODF] volunteers
[...]
> Treasurer's Report
> - Just over 5 grand in the bank account
>   - As a result I think we should splurge and buy some keyboards
[...]
> [NEO] : Keyboards
>   - There are $99 keyboards, not from Das
>     - Various people comment on Das/Ducky
>       - The Duckys are too flashy (???)
> 
>   - This discussion dies, like all your hopes and dreams.
> 
>   - [GOZ] notes that two members said that they were disappointed we did not
>     get mechanical keyboards
[...]
>   - Thank you [NTU] for donating an IBM model M keyboard
>     - Clickety-clack

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