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Symbolics Space Cadet keyboard review (Honeywell Hall effect 4B3E)
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Symbolics Space Cadet keyboard review (Honeywell Hall effect 4B3E)
Chyrosran22
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Thomas Ran reviews the historic Symbolics Space Cadet keyboard, detailing its Honeywell Hall effect switches, design, and typing feel.
Skip to for a typing demonstration. How Hall effect keyboard switches work: youtube.com/watch?v=37tdDoC7rGA&t=136s Follow me on Twitter for updates on my keyboard videos! twitter.com/chyrosran22 My other keyboard reviews: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL285ATFsHGY9JnaQemdjRLEMmLRKpmbfB I'm Thomas and I do keyboard videos and reviews. Today we look at the Symbolics Space Cadet keyboard. What better way to end the year than by reviewing the holyn of holies? :D The practice sentence was: "Hello my name is Thomas and I'm typing on a Space Cadet keyboard right now. Thank you all so much for everything, it's been a wonderful year! I'll see you next time in 2018!"Why it's here
1 person recommends thisWhat people say. Pointed to for its detailed review and demonstration of the legendary Lisp machine keyboard.
u/Goheecain r/ProgrammingLanguages • Mentions
On “Should programming languages switch to special characters (gliphs) for it's code?”
It's well-received.
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On “Symbolics Lisp: Using the DEC Alpha as a Programmable Micro-Engine (1993) [pdf]”
This is more Deskthority link country I'd think. Thomas Ran has YouTube videos on the Space Cadet keyboard link to this video and several other Hall-effect specimens.
cpron Hacker News • Mentions
On “35 years ago today: the first domain name symbolics.com was registered”
…-based, were a bit spongy due to the big plastic case, but the switches themselves were dreamy. But the whole experience was still not as satisfying as the original Knight keyboards, I suspect because the Knight boards used the original, larger switches, while the Space Cadets used the smaller. Chyrosran22 on Youtube explains all this ( link and link to this video ). By the way, after 40 years of despairing over the loss of Hall effect switches (I nursed a Space Cadet Livermore Labs clone from a group buy for some years into the mid-80's), there are now two keyboards using this technology, and I'm loving the one that's actually available. Steelseries Apex Pro is what's now shipping, and it's a dream.…
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On “Modern Symbolics Lisp Machine Keyboard Replica: Keymacs A620N-88”
Review of the keyboard: link And same reviewer on an original Space Cadet: link to this video NSFW language here and there.
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On “Since "meta programming" is going to forevermore result in unrelated Facebook stuff”
With an appropriate keyboard it's possible to program in all those modes.