Those are very strange. If they don’t have a name I am going to call them the “volcano mount” key cap style

It’s a QWERT-Z layout! Wonder if that’s original or a mistake in the display?

Huh. Some typesetting device, perhaps?

That is the perfect name :)

No mistake. Its the standard german layout. We rarely use y, so y and z are switched. Also note the Umlaute ÖÄÜ, and the infamous ß, which is another Variation of s.

This looks like it was made for 'hunt and peck' typing. Cool piece of equipment.

We hadn't had that much time left until the museum had to close. But it was in an area that was about printing so that's a pretty good guess :)

My initial guess was that the keycaps cause the keys to be spread further apart inorder to be more accessible with gloves... But that's just a guess

looks like Berthold Diatronic phototypesetting machine

• Marcin Wichary post on Twitter – the area where it says “Fotosatz” is an LED display, not a nameplate
• Berthold Fototype brochure on Archive

I would pay money to nothave to type on that device!

I wonder what it sounds like or how similar keycaps would sound on a keeb :)

No rgb?

Imagine these keycaps like a pudding style keycaps combined with RGB would look interesting :)

Imagine those keycaps on a normal keyboard.

I think it would be very uncomfortable to type but I think the sound would be thoccy :)

That looks like torture to type on lmao

Not Stilettos?

Goofy ahh battlecruiser 💀💀💀

Together it could be a volcanic archipelago. Vs a stiletto shoebox. 🧐 Tough call

Danish?

I guessed it was German from the β but did not know about the Z/Y. New trivia every day 🤓

My favorite is the "Go" button, idk why

It helped to have worked in that field for a number of years. But I've never seen one quite like that before.

What's the rationale for that key profile within that field?

What's your address? Send me money or I'll have that keyboard shipped to your house. Tell no one or I'll send it anyway.

that’s a greek beta “β”, not an eszett “ß”.

that's certainly German. Strange ideas coming to their minds (sometimes).

Don't tell GMK about this

First pick from the Unicode pallet is not a reliable international spelling plan 😞

That question has been addressed well by other commenters, above; apparently it's a German standard. I noticed it wasn't QWERTY only after you'd asked and I'd zoomed in on the image. The clues to its typographic nature were a little easier to make out -- e.g., the alignment controls along the upper row, and the power-of-two fractions in the foreground, etc. Bethold machines could produce some very high-quality output, though I was was never a big fan of using them.

No pain, no gain.

It looks painful to type on this for long hours.

Fuckin inch-based numpad

I will forget about this mistake in 18 seconds or so

No more fat fingering indeed!

Someone suggested it could be designed for use with gloves. But it sure looks like a typesetting situation. So no idea why they'd need gloves. Maybe it slows typists down to reduce errors?

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Ø

It's not even capitalized. Sad little go.

Except the weard keycaps I really dig this.

Duckface-profile?

I want it. If we build it we will... Hehe... Coom

Large hands person like me sees that and realizes Back space Wouldn't need to say ba ace

ESZETT, AKA SCHARFES S. gotta love german language.

Yeah, I wasn't going to mention that....

Typographers of the hot-metal era might have been concerned about keeping ink off their hands, but it's really not an issue with more recent technology! In any case, one would definitely not want to type in gloves. To reduce errors, practice, practice, practice.

This might actually keep me from fat-fingering nearby keys!