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by isoprophlex 2081 days ago
Where I did my phd, we had nmr spectrometers that had to be shimmed using a console with these exact switches. I loved interacting with that console..: It was at the same futuristic and absurdly old fashioned. Futuretro.

Edit: oh sweet lord they're listed on ebay. Imagine gutting this things' innards and turning it into a usb input device...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bruker-BSMS-Boss-Keyboard-Z012706-1...

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.. or bury a rpi-zero in it, and turn the thing into a battle station ..