Tell me this thing above the keyboard of a 1985 Zenith Z-171 doesn’t quite remind you of something more modern…pic.twitter.com/eiktJQak50
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There was also this even earlier fascinating machine, called Gavilan SC, that also had a little trackpad *above* the keyboard. You could even extend it by adding a printer in the back. And its Enter was the only Enter I’ve seen split into two keys to allow for a numeric keypad.pic.twitter.com/Xpa9FIU8FX
Going back to the Zenith, I like that the instruction manual still calls the keyboard a “typewriter block” and explains that keys auto-repeat. They’re also upselling the “Touch Bar” just like Apple tries to. And you should know Caps Lock is not Shift Lock!pic.twitter.com/aWnhPYseh6
Guess what happened to the Z-171? It was replaced by Z-181, and the flat keys were replaced by real ones.pic.twitter.com/XU1A1v9H9X
*stares at the camera and then in the general direction of Cupertino*
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