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Took a little Risk

Posted: 23 Mar 2014, 02:34
by mr_a500
...George Risk, that is:
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I expected it to be magnetic reed, but sadly it's just a Futaba complicated linear (black and orange)
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Key travel is very shallow and a bit too springy. Since it's a well known switch, I didn't bother taking switch pictures.

This is the keyboard (with dials!):
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It's a morse code keyboard. (should come in handy when I need to send morse code)

There's an advertisement for the keyboard kit in BYTE magazine, Feb. 1978 (probably earlier version - mine is "753K")

Posted: 23 Mar 2014, 03:17
by Daniel Beardsmore
I love the finish on that plate! Black brushed metal!

The matrix is pretty funky too.

Posted: 23 Mar 2014, 11:47
by nourathar
I would have taken that same risk, and I really like its chunkyness ! Keyboards with dials are the future !

Posted: 25 Mar 2014, 10:43
by cookie
I love the PBC, looks handmade!

Posted: 28 Mar 2014, 18:14
by Daemon Raccoon
The traces are almost hypnotic.