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next time you push that button ...
That R. PEDERSEN guy is wildly lucky he took over from R. Norby when he did, or he might've missed out on presenting this new development to prospects in his
Eastern
sales territory!
Actually, kind of neat. Thanks for sharing.
Actually, kind of neat. Thanks for sharing.
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smj wrote:
Actually, kind of neat.
I thought it was ... think of every button on those machines being individually engraved (to .002" tolerances, even !)
It's tempting to say, "Look how far we've come !" but in a way, doesn't look like we've come very far at all. Those men could write complete sentences and reasonable business letters. And they had a real product. Not a single word of jargon or marketing horseshit to be found ...
Impressive... With buttons machined like that no wonder they could charge so much
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hamei wrote:
I thought it was ... think of every button on those machines being individually engraved (to .002" tolerances, even !)
It's tempting to say, "Look how far we've come !" but in a way, doesn't look like we've come very far at all. Those men could write complete sentences and reasonable business letters. And they had a real product. Not a single word of jargon or marketing horseshit to be found ...
It's tempting to say, "Look how far we've come !" but in a way, doesn't look like we've come very far at all. Those men could write complete sentences and reasonable business letters. And they had a real product. Not a single word of jargon or marketing horseshit to be found ...
...yet even with .002" tolerances, they misspelled " FEQUENCY " on one of the controls. Maybe we've found the point where the long, slow slide began.
josehill wrote:
...yet even with .002" tolerances, they misspelled "FE
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QUENCY" on one of the controls. Maybe we've found the point where the long, slow slide began.
I think it might have been a very early example of marketing jargon - they'd automatically mail you an updated support pricing structure for every press of that button.
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Was this before or after the technique of molding the letters into the plastic so that they are visible even when the key gets worn down? That has to be my biggest gripe with recent keyboards, there's no excuse for the key legends disappearing.
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robespierre wrote:
Was this before or after the technique of molding the letters into the plastic so that they are visible even when the key gets worn down? That has to be my biggest gripe with recent keyboards, there's no excuse for the key legends disappearing.
If you touch type well enough it shouldn't matter. I've been handed a blank keyboard and been able to admin a system from it.
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robespierre wrote:
Was this before or after the technique of molding the letters into the plastic so that they are visible even when the key gets worn down? That has to be my biggest gripe with recent keyboards, there's no excuse for the key legends disappearing.
I think the recessed legends came first. My older SGI keyboards have the recessed letters and are still visible. The newer one is missing most of the letters now. I have no desire to be a blind typist but sort of getting there through necessity
That's a Bunker-Ramo control, josehill . Error goes to them, not IBM or Gorton. They didn't last long in the control business .... I'm wondering why they even had a frequency converter. Machine went to Europe ?
robespierre wrote:
...there's no excuse for the key legends disappearing.
What do you mean? Of course there is - it's called "more profit"
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