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| − | A '''keyboard''' was a data entry device with a number of [[language|letters and/or numbers]] on it used in |
+ | A '''keyboard''' was a data entry device with a number of [[language|letters and/or numbers]] on it used in conjunction with a [[computer]]. |
On [[Earth]], they were initially used in the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]] with early computer technology, and based off of the [[typewriter]]. |
On [[Earth]], they were initially used in the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]] with early computer technology, and based off of the [[typewriter]]. |
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+ | When [[Montgomery Scott]] and Dr. [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] visited [[Plexicorp]] after traveling back in time, Scotty didn't realize that the computers of [[1986]] still used keyboards to enter information, and tried to access a voice interface. When Dr. [[Nichols (Doctor)|Nichols]] told him to use the keyboard, Scotty noted "''Keyboard... how quaint...''" and quickly typed up the molecular formula for [[transparent aluminum]]. ({{film|4}}) |
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| + | Another instance of [[time travel]] bringing [[Starfleet]] officers back to the 20th century was when [[Chakotay]] and [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] had to navigate their way through [[Henry Starling]]s computer in [[1996]]. Janeway "pecked" at the keys (pressing one key at a time, slowly, as opposed to typing with most fingers rapidly) as she said that she didn't take the "[[Turn-of-the-Millennium Technology]]" class at [[Starfleet Academy|the Academy]]. ({{VOY|Future's End}}) |
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| + | By the [[24th century]], traditional keyboard interfaces had been replaced with [[LCARS]] touch-sensitive controls that could be altered to individual taste. Traditionally kept in a panel style, [[Ezri Dax]] had an keyboard-style LCARS panel computer in her quarters that she used occasionally, such as when she researched the [[personnel file]]s of [[Hector Ilario]] and [[Greta Vanderweg]]. ({{DS9|Field of Fire}}) |
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| + | {{bginfo|Starfleet of the 24th century typically used voice interfaces or the touch screen panels themselves, so presumably keyboard-style panels aren't standard.}} |
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| + | * {{wikipedia}} |
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Revision as of 10:51, 27 May 2011
Captain Janeway utilizes a 20th century keyboard.
22nd century keyboard
24th century keyboard
23rd century Vulcan keyboard
A keyboard was a data entry device with a number of letters and/or numbers on it used in conjunction with a computer.
On Earth, they were initially used in the 20th and 21st centuries with early computer technology, and based off of the typewriter.
When Montgomery Scott and Dr. McCoy visited Plexicorp after traveling back in time, Scotty didn't realize that the computers of 1986 still used keyboards to enter information, and tried to access a voice interface. When Dr. Nichols told him to use the keyboard, Scotty noted "Keyboard... how quaint..." and quickly typed up the molecular formula for transparent aluminum. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
Another instance of time travel bringing Starfleet officers back to the 20th century was when Chakotay and Captain Kathryn Janeway had to navigate their way through Henry Starlings computer in 1996. Janeway "pecked" at the keys (pressing one key at a time, slowly, as opposed to typing with most fingers rapidly) as she said that she didn't take the "Turn-of-the-Millennium Technology" class at the Academy. (VOY: "Future's End")
During the 22nd century, a different form of the keyboard was used on most Earth Starfleet ships, such as Enterprise. A keyboard of this type was in front of the computer monitor in each officer's quarters. (ENT: "The Seventh")
By the 24th century, traditional keyboard interfaces had been replaced with LCARS touch-sensitive controls that could be altered to individual taste. Traditionally kept in a panel style, Ezri Dax had an keyboard-style LCARS panel computer in her quarters that she used occasionally, such as when she researched the personnel files of Hector Ilario and Greta Vanderweg. (DS9: "Field of Fire")