Comments on: Giant clicky not actually clicky, dammit, keyboards in Australia! http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:10:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: shoeman http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1487 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:27:04 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1487 I got done on those keyboards from fistok too. I asked him if they were buckling spring and he said he didn't know. He knows now. I got done on those keyboards from fistok too. I asked him if they were buckling spring and he said he didn't know. He knows now.

]]> by: evazan http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1451 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:08:03 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1451 I also wasted $60aud on two of Fistok's bogus clicky keyboards last year. I didn't do anything at the time because his listing just tries to imply that they are clicky, he never specifically says they are. However, when I saw him advertising some more recently I had some friends contact him and specifically ask if they were clicky keyboards, he said yes to both of them, even though they are identical to the ones I bought. Just plain dishonest. I also wasted $60aud on two of Fistok's bogus clicky keyboards last year. I didn't do anything at the time because his listing just tries to imply that they are clicky, he never specifically says they are. However, when I saw him advertising some more recently I had some friends contact him and specifically ask if they were clicky keyboards, he said yes to both of them, even though they are identical to the ones I bought. Just plain dishonest.

]]> by: Mohonri http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1405 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 01:52:43 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1405 A few years ago, while I was still at college, I happened to be in a second-hand store when I noticed a couple of clicky keyboards in a big pile. This was just shortly after Dan's article on the subject, so I picked one up. It cost me all of $2. And it worked quite well for a while, until my wife made me stop using it because of the noise. Last time I plugged it in, it no longer worked. All the traces and cable conductors are in good shape, so I can only assume that the controller chip somehow went bad while it sat on the shelf (no idea how). Fortunately for me, I recently took up the hobby of AVR programming (I took a course in college that used similar microcontrollers, albeit from a different company). Guess what my next project is going to be? A few years ago, while I was still at college, I happened to be in a second-hand store when I noticed a couple of clicky keyboards in a big pile. This was just shortly after Dan's article on the subject, so I picked one up. It cost me all of $2. And it worked quite well for a while, until my wife made me stop using it because of the noise. Last time I plugged it in, it no longer worked. All the traces and cable conductors are in good shape, so I can only assume that the controller chip somehow went bad while it sat on the shelf (no idea how).

Fortunately for me, I recently took up the hobby of AVR programming (I took a course in college that used similar microcontrollers, albeit from a different company). Guess what my next project is going to be?

]]> by: Sapient http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1404 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:03:27 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1404 So, now I have my fun new keyboard, can anyone point me to where I might find a driver that will allow me to enjoy 122 keys of goodness? So, now I have my fun new keyboard, can anyone point me to where I might find a driver that will allow me to enjoy 122 keys of goodness?

]]> by: Sapient http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1392 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:33:44 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1392 Well they got me too.....never mind, the 24 function keys alone is enough reason to buy. But the clicky thing would of been nice. Well they got me too.....never mind, the 24 function keys alone is enough reason to buy. But the clicky thing would of been nice.

]]> by: UnderLord http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1391 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:12:39 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1391 There are 3 IBM buckling spring keyboards 20 minutes away in Hazelbrook for the taking if you want them, Dan. There are 3 IBM buckling spring keyboards 20 minutes away in Hazelbrook for the taking if you want them, Dan.

]]> by: pondscum http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1386 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:53:51 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1386 It doesn't hurt to look in places like Good Sammies for them. Always seems to be a lot of old IBM keyboards when I look. Cheap, and the money goes to a good cause. It doesn't hurt to look in places like Good Sammies for them. Always seems to be a lot of old IBM keyboards when I look. Cheap, and the money goes to a good cause.

]]> by: Will http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1385 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:17:02 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1385 Wow, these are the keyboards we used to have at work (Still do in some parts). There's probably a good chance they're actually our old keyboards from the end-of-lease auction. They're solid, used for callcentre work (so get plenty of use and survive well), and, yes, have a PS/2 connection. There are quirks to the key layout - for instance, without doing key-remapping, you have to use the numeric-keypad's delete key - since there isn't another one around iirc. But I'm not sure if that's just the way terminal keyboards are meant to be laid out. FWIW: To run the F13-F23 and other keys, we needed to load some whacky 122 key driver. It took some effort to make the driver work under XP, and I'm not sure it'd work too well under Vista either. You *might* be able to force them to work with a custom keymap. Wow, these are the keyboards we used to have at work (Still do in some parts). There's probably a good chance they're actually our old keyboards from the end-of-lease auction.

They're solid, used for callcentre work (so get plenty of use and survive well), and, yes, have a PS/2 connection. There are quirks to the key layout - for instance, without doing key-remapping, you have to use the numeric-keypad's delete key - since there isn't another one around iirc. But I'm not sure if that's just the way terminal keyboards are meant to be laid out.

FWIW: To run the F13-F23 and other keys, we needed to load some whacky 122 key driver. It took some effort to make the driver work under XP, and I'm not sure it'd work too well under Vista either. You *might* be able to force them to work with a custom keymap.

]]> by: Jax184 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1384 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:25:46 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/09/11/giant-clicky-keyboards-in-australia/#comment-1384 Now find a place that'll sell me a TANK (seen half way down http://e3-keys.com/english/history.htm here) and you'll have a friend for life. I don't know what I'd do with it, but it's far geekier than any Logitech-with-a-piddly-LCD or keyboard they forgot to print letters on, so I want it. Now find a place that'll sell me a TANK (seen half way down http://e3-keys.com/english/history.htm here) and you'll have a friend for life.
I don't know what I'd do with it, but it's far geekier than any Logitech-with-a-piddly-LCD or keyboard they forgot to print letters on, so I want it.

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