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The 701C's butterfly keyboard is surely out of patent protection by now, right? I'd love to see that style of folding keyboard revived -- either as a standalon
by cstross 4y ago
The 701C's butterfly keyboard is surely out of patent protection by now, right?
I'd love to see that style of folding keyboard revived -- either as a standalone bluetooth keyboard for tablets/phones, or as part of on the the 7" to 10" mini-ultrabooks Chinese vendors like GPD and One Netbook sell. Or maybe a Framework mini-ultrabook with a 9" or 10" screen ...?
- jtwaleson 4y agoIt’s from 1995 so yes. But it’s bulky, pretty fragile and difficult to integrate properly with a modern lightweight notebook chassis. I would personally love this, just like I would love a phone with a physical keyboard like the old T-Mobile G1 but there is no mass market for it.
- isr 4y agoUmm, Planet Computer's Gemini anyone? Easily the most heavily used & abused phone I've ever had. Still waiting for my (long overdue) Astro Slide to ship ...
- cstross 4y agoThe Astro Slide is shipping (mine arrived in mid-January!) but it's a little small for touch-typing -- what I'm after is a 65% or larger full-scale keyboard that packs down into something a bit larger than the Gemini/Cosmo/Astro, or their design predecessor the Psion Series 5.
- aidenn0 4y ago16:9 and 16:10 screens, plus the existence of a touchpad make it less of a thing.
- kemiller 4y agoThere’s little point in the era of cheap giant lcds… but man I loved that little machine. Kept mine for many years until enough plastic parts had degraded and it literally fell apart.