water Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Who knew, art from computer keyboards. 22 cool artworks from keyboards This is my favorite, keyboard as chia pet. From the stuff I've spilled on my keyboards, I'm surprised they never grew anything before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olga Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Dibs on the S'mores keyboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I thought this was going to be about the old IBM Model M's that never die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 I thought this was going to be about the old IBM Model M's that never die. I love those old clakkety clack keyboards. I think I still have one somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurochs Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I thought this was going to be about the old IBM Model M's that never die. I used to have a mechanical keyboard. I killed it by spilling water on it. =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vapourware Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 There's lots of really cool stuff in that link, much impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeMinded Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I thought this was going to be about the old IBM Model M's that never die. I used to have a mechanical keyboard. I killed it by spilling water on it. =( If it was an actual Model M, you probably didn't kill it by spilling water on it. I spilled soda on mine (FAIL) several years ago, unplugged it immediately, and hosed it down in a hot shower. Then I let it dry upside-down by the radiator for 2 days. Keyboard built in 1986, had the spill in 2001. Still works like a charm in 2011 and currently functions my desktop PC's keyboard and gets daily 120+ WPM abuse. Also makes a great blunt force defense weapon. Alternately, you can (quoting a friend of mine), "whip 'em with the PS/2 end [of the cable]!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurochs Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 It was not an IBM Model M. It was a cheap ($130) knock-off. Still weighed about 20 pounds and took up half my desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeMinded Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 It was not an IBM Model M. It was a cheap ($130) knock-off. Still weighed about 20 pounds and took up half my desk. I think you meant 'cheap' sarcastically? Mine cost me $12 at a mass eBay auction 11 years ago, but I think now that they're becoming classic antiques (the one I use is 25 years old, after all), real 80s/90s-era Model Ms probably fetch a rather high price on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurochs Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Well... it's not fair to blame the keyboard here. I also failed to unplug it until it was completely unusable. And I did the same thing to another mechanical keyboard six months later. I'm just not nice to keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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