Round

5 months ago

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Tags: computers, emacs, linux, mad science, retrocomputing, toys

9 Responses:

1. Brian Van says:

   5 months ago at 11:39 am

   2

   I hear the CSS layout code for this is awful

   • Javier says:

     5 months ago at 8:27 pm

     6

     what? no! you just switch to polar coords and call it a day.

2. Glaurung says:

   5 months ago at 1:47 pm

   3

   The touch typist in me wants to burn that cursed keyboard layout with fire.  

   • Vegetable Gremlin says:

     5 months ago at 8:23 pm

     1

     Ortholinear is good actually

   • Aardvark Cheeselog says:

     5 months ago at 9:44 am

     Came here to say this.

     • jwz says:

       5 months ago at 9:58 am

       These new Keyboard People are deeply into self-harm and need an intervention. Previously.

3. Anon says:

   5 months ago at 2:35 pm

   2

   Well why the hell does it have that stupid keyboard? If you're going to do something like this, commit to it, dammit:
   https://www.antiquetypewriters.com/typewriter/lambert-1-typewriter/
   https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/writing-round
   https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/crary.html

   Probably wouldn't hurt to build one with a bigger screen and while a trackball seems like the logical choice for a pointing device, it's too pedestrian. How about a theremin?

   • Eli the Bearded says:

     5 months ago at 7:22 pm

     5

     Can't wait to see what you build.

     You are going to build something, right?

4. Carlos says:

   5 months ago at 9:01 am

   1

   Terry Gilliam will be calling shortly.

   C.