Talk:Chiclet keyboard

message: The term "island-style" is far from obvious. Can anyone find that term's etymology and insert it as an aside? It might be illuminating on the history of chiclet keyboards.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2620:0:1005:1100:BE30:5BFF:FEE5:3A3C (talk) 15:44, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: "Etymology?"

message: In Norway, the term eraser keyboard was commonly used
It was not. They speak norweigan in Norway.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.248.140.239 (talk • contribs) 2006-05-13T07:08:57
:Obviously, it means the equivalent of eraser keyboard in Norwegian. 203.27.231.250 13:12, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: "In Norway..."

message: Anyone know if the Atari 400 had a chiclet or a membrane keyboard?  If it had chiclet, it needs to be linked to the article, of course.
Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.34.98.154 (talk • contribs).
: The Atari 400 had a flat membrane keyboard. Fourohfour 14:24, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yep, membrane. Not A Good Thing For Typing. --Lexein (talk) 19:29, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Atari 400

message: Could someone clarify how this is pronounced?  Is it "CHICK-let" (as in English), "shee-clay" (French), or something else?  Could find it in this article or the one on the sweets.  Leevclarke (talk) 07:37, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Pronunciation

message: I'm from the UK, and I've only ever heard the term 'chiclet' for these keyboards, never the alternatives listed in the article.
EDIT: I'm talking about in the context of computer keyboards only, not for calculators or other devices. dudegalea (talk) 21:11, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: UK Usage

message: @Thumperward: The resurgence in computer manufacturers' use of chicklet keyboards is undeniable - just look up some of the computers mentioned. Given that the rest of the article is about c.1980s computers, remote controls and calculators, I think that the Resurgence section ought to remain. The title might sound a bit dramatic, but look at some of the alternatives (Return, Revival, Reappearance?). ..It's certainly no blog! nagualdesign (talk) 02:06, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: These may superfluously resemble the old chicklet keyboard but they are NOT chicklet keyboards from a key-switch technology point of view, so in my humble opinion, they do NOT count as "chicklet keyboards". Instead they use exactly the same technology as "normal" keyboards, so no "resurgence" is taken place. Mahjongg (talk) 23:28, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Exactly. It's a pure opinion piece. This article needs a thorough rewrite based on reliable references; it currently consists almost entirely of personal recollection and analysis. If secondary sources aren't forthcoming I'll be trimming this again in future. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward: not at work) - talk 01:21, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

text: Like the article says; They are not true chiclets, however, as they are not using the rubber membrane or directly moulded hard key tops as the keys themselves, and are built using well-established modern technology for low-profile keyboards. That hasn't stopped some UK retailers from using the term 'chiclet' to describe the current style, and we never used it in the 80s to my knowledge, so I expect a lot of British people that are looking up 'chiclet keyboard' on Wikipedia are thinking of buying a new laptop, not looking to reminisce about ZX Spectrums. Having said that, I agree that a re-write is definitely in order, just don't throw the baby out with the bathwater! nagualdesign (talk) 05:12, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

text: Completely unreferenced? The whole lot should be removed until readers can trust that it isn't simply the personal opinion of whoever last edited the page. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward: not at work) - talk 15:48, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

text: This is not a blog, nor a fanzine, nor any other excuse for readers to put up their own interpretation of subjects without any reasonable secondary sourcing. The process for creating articles should be: a) collect references; b) write an article based on them. Right now, the whole of this article is personal interpretation / recollection, and the Amazon product description provided (a primary source of the most trivial variety) does not help with that. Right now I think the best option would be to redirect this page to the main computer keyboard article, work on finding referencing for a paragraph or two there, and to re-expand if and when this article can be properly built on reliable sourcing. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward: not at work) - talk 01:04, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

text: Wikipedia is not a repository for trivia. If no secondary sources note your observation, then it is too trivial to include here. That is the extent of our guidelines on article content and referencing of such. I'll merge whatever tiny fragments of this are worth saving to computer keyboard#Key switches and redirect there in due course. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward: not at work) - talk 19:30, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Resurgence 

message: There should be a list of alternative keyboard types listed linking to wikipedia articles about them.  For example, the thin flat keys that hover used in many of acers laptops, I dont even know what their official, unofficial name is.  Theres others as well, but its difficult to find info on them.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.114.135.34 (talk) 15:47, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alternative keyboard types 

message: removed image 
This image shows the common remote control keypad 
:"The contact system utilizes conductive rubber to mate the appropiate PC board traces" (Practical Aspects of Embedded System Design using Microcontrollers section 2.4 p.26 google books
This is completely different from the design described in the text.
It's just confusing and wrong to show images of a completely different keypad design 5.198.10.236 (talk) 15:30, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Not chiclet

message: Although, I think, this images can be added after rewriting page to illustrate of keycaps differences. ThisIsNotABetter (talk) 17:32, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Keycaps design