26 Aug
2004
26 Aug
'04
5:52 a.m.
Am 26 Aug 2004 10:32 meinte Vintage Computer Festival:
On Thu, 26 Aug 2004, Jason McBrien wrote:
> And, although they are incredibly cool looking, the metal keyboards they use
> at some fancy trade show kiosks.
They have to be durable to withstand the meatheads
that like to pound on
them.
I have one in my collection - a prototype made for
Deutsche Bahn (German Railways). If there's anything
to survive a direct nuclear hit, it might be a bunch
of cocroaches inside that terminal/kiosk thing. the
keybord is sensor only, so no moveable parts at all,
made from massive steel mounted on a sturdy steel
support. Even the Screen is behind a smash proof
glass plate. The only way to get into is by using a
grinder and plenty of disks.
Anyway, it's only a prototype, since Deutsche Bahn
settled for a touch screen aproach (always missalignd)
running Windows NT.
Gruss
H.
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