From e5c737e8d7dd06f14abdf4b97c66c1f29ccc5af1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Georges=20Dup=C3=A9ron?= Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 10:34:14 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Details about keyboards, screens and bootstrap --- references.md | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/references.md b/references.md index 6b3f4eb..a965b43 100644 --- a/references.md +++ b/references.md @@ -46,13 +46,25 @@ [![On-key characters for greek, mathematical symbols and other languages accessible via XCompose](https://i.imgur.com/21OoXw0.jpg)](https://imgur.com/a/DpQHW) * Manufacturers and sellers: * [Massdrop](https://www.massdrop.com/) gathers enthusiasts to buy medium-sized batches of random items (including keybords) to reduce the costs of small series that would not be commercialy viaable otherwise. -* TODO: link to transparent keycaps with labels below +* [Relegendable keycaps](https://pimpmykeyboard.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/204416135-What-are-Relegendable-Keycaps-), a paper label can be placed below a transparent snap-on top. [Other source](https://www.fentek-ind.com/keys.htm#relegend). + [![Relegendable keys can have part of the legend on the front, and can be flat keys or thick keys.](https://pimpmykeyboard.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/201690109/Relegendables.jpg)](https://pimpmykeyboard.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/204416135-What-are-Relegendable-Keycaps-) * [Apple Touch Bar](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207055) * [Optimus Maximus](https://www.artlebedev.com/optimus/maximus/) keyboard has OLED screens below the keys, which are transparent, so that the symbols or icons under the keys can be changed. ## Screen -* Pixel Qi +* [OLPC display](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Display#Understanding_the_display_system) + + The OLPC (One Laptop Per Child project) integrates a Pixel Qi + screen. This screen uses subpixels (red, green, blue) with a square + aspect ratio using a non-traditional layout of the subpixels. It + features a reflective higher-resolution black and white display, + which works in bright sunlight. Behind that black and white layer, + there is a backlit screen with colored pixels. This means that + depending on the lighting of the environment and backlight + brightness, the color may fade away, but a crisp black and white + picture will always be visible. This also allows for reduced power + consumption if the backlight is disabled or its brightness reduced. # File format standards @@ -88,6 +100,20 @@ directions should likely be avoided. The references in this section are not limited to computer-related technologies. -* [Repstrap](https://www.reprap.org/wiki/Category:RepStrap) +* [RepStrap](https://www.reprap.org/wiki/Category:RepStrap) + + RepRap is a 3D printer that is capable of replicating most of its + parts which are not off-the-shelf. + + RepStrap projects are about creating an initial RepRap without an + existing RepRap and without advanced tooling. * [Global Village Construction Set](https://www.opensourcetechnology.org/gvcs/) -* [The Knowledge](https://isbnsearch.com/isbn/9780143127048) How to rebuild our world from scratch, Lewis Dartnell, ISBN-10: 0143127047, ISBN-13: 978-0143127048 \ No newline at end of file + + The GVCS aims to design construction kits for 50 industrial machines + which would be necessary for a self-sufficient village. Among these + are the compressed earth brick press (used to make bricks for + buildings), a tractor, a wind turbine, or the Fabrication + Construction Set which can be used to build the other machines. +* [The Knowledge](https://isbnsearch.com/isbn/9780143127048) How to + rebuild our world from scratch, Lewis Dartnell, ISBN-10: 0143127047, + ISBN-13: 978-0143127048