What we do realistically see in the RX-71
 

:D

so far it's only this:

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The keycodes look to me as if this was a mobile phone keypad.

M -
+ DEL
5 9 *
6 7 0
8 ENTER 4
BACK F2 F3 F5 F4

Well, half a phone keypad... :confused:

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I think it is going to be a desktop calculator. =)

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a base 7 (offset 3) calculator!


gimme gimme gimme!

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A calculator that cannot divide!

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how do we expect to conquer then?

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Even if I stick to row-columns as described in the code it doesn't make any sense:

somebody must be laughing at us right now ;)

(Or maybe you need diamond-shaped keys for this layout :p )

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It's a riddle, like in Lost!

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I'm thinking if you saw the keyboard once, you'd slap yourself in the forehead and say "Oh, of course you'd wire that key layout into that matrix." The inverse problem, unfortunately, is not so simple... (Naturally, a staggered key layout is a definite possibility.)

And is it just me, or does "M" seem really odd?

Now, I'm stuck wondering whether I should go obtain and watch all Lost episodes, looking for a puzzle like that. On one hand, the probability that ragnar was dropping an obscure referential hint is miniscule. On the other hand, the geek glory and fame (within the IT community, anyway) to be gained if one does decipher such a hint defies mathematical analysis... (No, actually it doesn't; mathematical analysis conquers all, and indicates that someone who's watched Lost would beat me anyway, were there aught to be found.)

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I remember that Lost episode! Trust me, the "M" is just where it should be! ;)