News Limited-edition Severance keyboard features a built-in trackball, but aptly, there’s no Escape

[Admin]

This ‘Dasher’ style input device from Atomic Keyboards was inspired by the Apple TV+ sci-fi thriller.

Limited-edition Severance keyboard features a built-in trackball, but aptly, there’s no Escape : Read more

 

[Findecanor]

The keyboard in the show used keycaps from Signature Plastics, a Dasher replica set: "SA Dasher" but with custom legends painted on some keys.

Signature Plastics has since then come out with keycap sets for regular mechanical keyboards that have the legends from the start: "SA Macrodata Refinement".
It contains keys enough to support multiple different layouts, and does include Escape, multiple Control keys (including a stepped one to the left of A) and numbered function keys.

I don't see the special legends on this keyboard, and the legends overall look slightly smaller so I suppose its keycaps must come from a different manufacturer.

 

[Jabberwocky79]

Okay, cool and all. But how am I supposed to actually use a keyboard with no Escape or Control keys? Those two keys alone are literally essential to my productivity, and are commonly used even in basic commands/web browsing.

 

[Notton]

Okay, cool and all. But how am I supposed to actually use a keyboard with no Escape or Control keys? Those two keys alone are literally essential to my productivity, and are commonly used even in basic commands/web browsing.

There is this novel concept called a niche market that cater to a specific type of customer.

You aren't the target audience, I'm guessing it's a collector's item.
Just move on, not everything is about you.

 

[Jabberwocky79]

There is this novel concept called a niche market that cater to a specific type of customer.

You aren't the target audience, I'm guessing it's a collector's item.
Just move on, not everything is about you.

That seemed to be a very triggered reply for some reason. As someone who actually works in marketing, and yet is entitled to voice an innocuous opinion on the internet, perhaps I'm not as obtuse as you seem to think.

 

[Findecanor]

You aren't the target audience, I'm guessing it's a collector's item.

There is a thriving replica prop collecting community, who collect and/or build replicas of iconic props from various movies, TV shows and sometimes anime and video games. Sci-fi shows are of course well represented.
There is a large overlap with the cosplaying community as well.

I consider myself one of them, although I'm also a collector of vintage keyboard and as such I would prefer an original over a reproduction... even if that means that it has yellowed, the foam has deteriorated and I would need to reverse-engineer, build and program my own active adaptor to make it to work with a modern computer.

 

[husker]

That seemed to be a very triggered reply for some reason. As someone who actually works in marketing, and yet is entitled to voice an innocuous opinion on the internet, perhaps I'm not as obtuse as you seem to think.

Um... Your comment was,

"But how am I supposed to actually use a keyboard with no Escape or Control keys? Those two keys alone are literally essential to my productivity..."

The tone of @Notton's reply seemed perfectly in line, given your expectation that this product should be justified based on your needs and wants.