Command 65
Command 65
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Figure 1. Command 65 with a Magikarp artisan keycap. The artisan was a gift and this was the only keyboard that could match it in color.
I was inspired by the Apple+ TV show Severance, which is a great thought experiment on work-life balance while also commenting on the unfair treatment of the average retail/factory worker. Just my opinion. The show is not completely about that and I recommend watching it without knowing more.
Figure 2. Lumon property! There is no "Esc" key. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/style/severance-props-catherine-miller.html
The Command 65 is inspired by the Commodore 64. Sure I'm about a decade younger than the Commodore 64 but I can appreciate the hell out of it. Figure 3 is a picture I took of my department's collection of--dare I say--antique computer equipment (people in my department were around for this keyboard). The accompanying text on the description card says:
Introduced: January 1982
OS: Commodore KERNAL
Onboard RAM: 64 KB
ROM: 20 KB
CPU: MOS Technology 6510
CPU speed: 1 MHz
16 color graphics
Original price: $60
The Commodore 64, with 16 color graphics, was much cheaper than its competitors at the time, making it one of the best selling machines of all time. The machine used a VIC.-20 chip operating system and was very easy to use.
Figure 3. Commodore 64. I absolutely want to clean it up and take care of it.
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