25 Jan
2023
25 Jan
'23
12:42 p.m.
On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 12:23 PM John-Paul Stewart via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 1/25/23 11:53, Steve Lewis via cctalk wrote:
I remember these. Very cool.
But Steve's original query reminded me of videos I came across a few days
ago of the (very rare) Con Brio Synthesizer, which has a panel with a
myriad of buttons that light up/go dark depending on the context of the
mode, facilitating the operator in highlighting only those buttons
applicable in the current mode. Here's a video that explains its operation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-tr9FUGlr0
I had a hand in restoring that synth.
Sellam
And back on the stenography-keyboard like thing -- what about morphing
keys? If a keyboard had actual screens on the keys, and the keys change
(the actual symbol) based on the context of whatever you're doing. I
know
we have macros and reprogrammable keyboards, but
morphing the actual
symbol
on the keys might be neat.
A keyboard using small 48x48 pixel OLED screens on each of the keys has
been done. It was many years ago and they were super expensive at the
time. As a result they were not commercially successful.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Maximus_keyboard