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(DIR) Post #AogShgynyfEcI9rljs by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T23:26:50Z
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My roommate got me two Bloomberg keyboards of various vintages. those things are WEIRD. (this is a placeholder for when I finally manage to do a teardown)
(DIR) Post #AogSkqLvaMb2ELBULw by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T23:27:11Z
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one of them has what looks like a PCMCIA slot but if you look inside, there's no pins, just a male micro-USB port?
(DIR) Post #AogSo7WaCIjqMAjMe0 by preferred@expressional.social
2024-12-03T23:27:35Z
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@foone you mean the stock-exchange terminals? neat
(DIR) Post #AogTbtAzol7OKsMhRQ by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T23:36:55Z
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@hndrcks it's got a built in fingerprint scanner though
(DIR) Post #AogTg7dlyxoSLzqNfc by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T23:37:46Z
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@kevin oh cool! so is it like a smart card? or a yubi-key?
(DIR) Post #AogTpN83lXVQzrQ9vk by ieure@retro.social
2024-12-03T23:39:18Z
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@foone Cool! I have, or used to have, one of those. Capacitive key switches. Had what looked like a PS/2 connector, but did nothing when I connected it, not sure if it was broken or needed other stuff I didn't have.
(DIR) Post #AogTvI2Pbi3MwcbKa0 by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T23:40:31Z
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I got two. The more modern one is a "model 5", and it has a USB plug that was sadly chopped off... but it's a removable plug so I can just toss it and use my own micro-USB plug.The other one looks older, and I have no idea what plug it was supposed to have, as it's also been chopped
(DIR) Post #AogTxsDc3k59jh4XFg by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T23:40:47Z
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@hndrcks oh interesting
(DIR) Post #AogU09u1HWmdA2ztQW by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T23:41:16Z
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these came from ewaste, and were obviously looted from a business with a pair of hedge clippers
(DIR) Post #AogUKgyI2farVvmmJs by catsalad@infosec.exchange
2024-12-03T23:44:56Z
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@foone Clippy was here...
(DIR) Post #AogUPBYOHPeZWOoXBY by even_more_damned_muteKi@mastodon.social
2024-12-03T23:45:56Z
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@foone bloomberg.com lists all their keyboards. I presume the newer one is the "centerboard" model based on the description
(DIR) Post #AogUVVYynX2nJk6XWi by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T23:47:09Z
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@even_more_damned_muteKi Thanks!
(DIR) Post #AogUaIt7LqcnSCoJeK by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T23:48:02Z
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ok so @even_more_damned_muteKi pointed out that Bloomberg has a list of their keyboards on their site in this article:https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/insights/trading/look-back-bloomberg-keyboard/
(DIR) Post #AogUosEGkb5h7IeSUC by mhoye@mastodon.social
2024-12-03T23:50:34Z
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@foone @even_more_damned_muteKi It is a shame about the motives behind them but there's some great esthetics in there.
(DIR) Post #AogV6DBc5MiF2Mg15s by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T23:53:45Z
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ignoring that it was a very bad idea for a Collector Of Weird Keyboards to see that page, I can now identify my two models:A 2004-era Centerboard and a 2017-ish Starboard
(DIR) Post #AogVHzHXbjCvO943gO by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T23:55:53Z
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The Bloomberg Centerboard (full size image stolen off that article after I decoded the URL from their resizer)
(DIR) Post #AogVNNTp4DULsxNaCG by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T23:56:49Z
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And the Bloomberg Starboard
(DIR) Post #AogVQL5kP3YnLZWxDU by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T23:57:23Z
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@kevin oh neat! thanks for the info
(DIR) Post #AogVT20tn9uV2tXwLQ by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T23:57:56Z
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@kevin Do you know how the USB works on the Starboard? like, is it just a multi-function device with a regular keyboard (with some extra keys) plus separate devices for the extra functions? or is the whole protocol custom?
(DIR) Post #AogVVMpDNzikAeC9lQ by onelson@mastodon.social
2024-12-03T23:58:18Z
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@foone does it connect to the Bloomberg Port?
(DIR) Post #AogVa0EIp3JpXZ8kDI by kboyd@phpc.social
2024-12-03T23:59:04Z
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@foone Is there a Bloomberg Daggerboard?
(DIR) Post #AogVdTr38N3uHzvDxQ by glyph@mastodon.social
2024-12-03T23:59:12Z
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@foone sadly despite its iconic status I don't think enough people knew what it looked/looks like to make it worthwhile to have a death generator for it https://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/121114/bloomberg-terminal-step-step.asp
(DIR) Post #AogVhQCme1Qa83y1i4 by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-04T00:00:27Z
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so now that I've seen that list, I need at least one of the 1983 Chiclet terminals, a 1990 Trackball, a 1994 PC-style keyboard (I swear I've seen that one but non-Bloomberg: I think they modified an existing mold), a 1996 Tradebook.and at that point I need a 2008 Freeboard for completeness, even if it looks boring as a keyboard
(DIR) Post #AogVlHbWZ4EAc0NexE by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-04T00:01:10Z
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@onelson sadly it's just USB
(DIR) Post #AogVpBk4Imr1aaEts0 by onelson@mastodon.social
2024-12-04T00:01:52Z
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@foone that's not very nautical at all!
(DIR) Post #AogW55KHvK62K9lEZs by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-04T00:04:48Z
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@kevin ahh cool!
(DIR) Post #AogW8U0OciYbjZ4pMm by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-04T00:05:19Z
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@glyph a real shame.I'll have to resign myself to making death generators of less weird things, like the Dynix Library Management System
(DIR) Post #AogWPTTXqYY10toTUe by thepi@urusai.social
2024-12-04T00:08:20Z
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@foone Thought that said Alt Badger for a sec. Opening Credly isn't as interesting...
(DIR) Post #AogWpB8kdj2dg0LNNw by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-04T00:12:59Z
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@thepi Alt Badger? I think I follow her on tumblr
(DIR) Post #AogaahRSeya9KcRkbA by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-04T00:54:40Z
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@linus awww. Still need to see, but aww.
(DIR) Post #Aogach6qrnm6sbl2gq by crobbler@mastodon.social
2024-12-04T00:54:47Z
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@foone I get the basic appeal of these.- rare- extra keys, hell yeah- crazy level of dedication to the bit to go far enough to manufacture custom hardware like thisBut I've never encountered one in the flesh. Do keyboard hipsters have feelings about this one? Does it have a Premium Feel? Are the switches fancy? Do they have a nuanced travel? Do it thock?
(DIR) Post #AogahXGSthifnIYxKC by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-04T00:55:41Z
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@crobbler I don't know, but I don't think so. I haven't seen them talking about it. I'm just into it for the rarity and uniqueness, I don't do "keyfeel" and such
(DIR) Post #AogavO2fz05nFHiZai by crobbler@mastodon.social
2024-12-04T00:59:00Z
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@foone I don't do keyfeel either, but I like to pretend I do in daydreams.
(DIR) Post #Aoi00JGxpr0pufnywy by mauvedeity@mastodon.social
2024-12-04T17:14:42Z
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@foone do you know what Port you connect the Starboard to?
(DIR) Post #Aoihyl7Tj42DgPRHnc by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-05T01:26:45Z
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@mauvedeity just USB, sadly :)
(DIR) Post #AoiiFdb4wpE9H7Kh9s by octothorpe@mastodon.online
2024-12-05T01:30:27Z
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@foone @smallsco oh I have some wild stories about usability studies I did with Bloomberg for their terminals.
(DIR) Post #AoiiN9VWhhfuGqJqCW by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-05T01:31:56Z
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@octothorpe @smallsco oh? that sounds interesting!
(DIR) Post #AoiiaJbmSbWxMXWMEq by octothorpe@mastodon.online
2024-12-05T01:34:14Z
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@foone @smallsco There’s a loooooooooot of pride/gatekeeping around being able to use them. It was like living in a mirror universe.
(DIR) Post #AomHM5a5tcPJfpZ0eO by mauvedeity@mastodon.social
2024-12-06T18:47:53Z
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@foone oh well, it was worth an ask. Thank you ☺️