Uma sibheka ukuthi sichitha isikhathi esingakanani kumakhibhodi ethu (kahle, iningi lethu noma kunjalo), ngisho noshintsho oluncane kakhulu lomklamo lungenza umehluko omkhulu endleleni esisebenzisana ngayo namathuluzi ethu edijithali - okuhle noma okubi. I-Apple iyakuqonda lokhu futhi isize nobuchwepheshe bayo bamuva bekhibhodi phambili naphakathi komklamo wabo wakamuva we-Macbook. Kodwa kulabo abafuna ukulawula okugcwele ukwakheka kwekhibhodi yabo, umkhankaso omusha we-Kickstarter ungase unikeze impendulo yokusetha ikhibhodi okunobungani kakhulu esikubonile kuze kube manje.

Umphumela weminyaka engaphezu kwemithathu yokuthuthukiswa, iModel 01 evela enkampanini entsha iBay Area i-Keyboardio ichazwa yinkampani njenge "ikhibhodi yezinga eliyifa labantu ababhala ngomshini abazimisele".

Iqala ngendawo ebiyelwe elungisekayo “eklanyelwe izandla zomuntu” futhi egayiwe kusuka kumabhulokhi amabili emephu eqinile, iModel 01 ishiya okhiye abavamile abavame ukuvama ukuze bavumelane nezinkinobho ezithintekayo zemishini ezifana nalezo ezitholakala ku-Apple II yasekuqaleni. Ngokumangazayo, okhiye bokhiye ngamunye abangama-64 baqoshwe ngokwezifiso ukuze kuhlinzekwe umhlahlandlela omnene nokuphumula kumunwe ngamunye.

“Kuthathe iminyaka emibili nengxenye, isikhathi eside kunalokho ebesikucabanga,” kusho ithimba le-Keyboardio indoda nomfazi ekhasini labo le-Kickstarter.

“Kuye kwadingeka sifunde ukumodela i-3D, ubunjiniyela bukagesi, i-soldering, i-lasercutting, i-3D printing, ne-CNC milling. Sakhe ama-prototypes amaningi futhi sawabeka phambi kwamakhulu abantu abanomdlandla abathayipha kakhulu, okuhlanganisa abahleli bezinhlelo, izintatheli, ama-blogger, ababhali, nabadlali bamageyimu, ukubala abambalwa. Abantu balokhu besitshela ukuthi ‘sivale umlomo sithathe imali yami,’ kodwa sithathe isikhathi sethu ngoba besifuna ngempela ukulungisa lokhu.”

Uma impumelelo yokuqala yomkhankaso wabo we-Kickstarter iyinkomba ethile, ngokuqinisekile bafike kahle . Njengamanje, lo mkhankaso umi ku-$344,000 (umgomo wawo wokuqala u-$120,000) futhi usele cishe amasonto amathathu ngaphambi kokuba i-Model 01 iqale ukukhiqizwa.

Sachitha cishe izinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili sikholelwa ukuthi sasingamaviki amahlanu ukusuka eKickstarter.

Muva nje sithole ithuba lokuxoxa nomsunguli we-Keyboardio kanye nonjiniyela oyinhloko wokuklama uJesse Vincent kabanzi ngesizinda sakhe (esingahileli ukuklama ihadiwe), ukuthi umqondo wekhibhodi wavela kanjani, ukuthi wabhekana kanjani nenqubo yokuklama ye-Model 01 nokuningi.

Hey Jesse! Ungasitshela kancane mayelana nesizinda sakho?

Ngingumfana wesoftware ngokuhwebelana. Ngemva kwesikhashana ku-Microsoft kanye ne-dotcom ngesikhathi sokuqala kwe-inthanethi, ngaqala inkampani yokuthengisa ukwesekwa nokuthuthukiswa ngokwezifiso kwe-Request Tracker, isistimu yokulandelela inkinga yomthombo ovulekile engiyibhalile. Ngaphambi kwe-Keyboardio, ngiphinde ngabhala iklayenti le-imeyili elidumile le-Android elibizwa nge-K-9 Mail futhi ngachitha iminyaka embalwa njengomholi wephrojekthi wolimi lokuhlela lwe-Perl.

Wavela kanjani umqondo wekhibhodi?

Ngibe nezihlakala ezimbi kanye nezinkinga ze-RSI kusukela ekolishi futhi ngidlule cishe kuyo yonke enye ikhibhodi ekhona. Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ukuqalisa engangisebenza kukho kwehlulekile futhi nganquma ukuthatha ikhefu ukuze ngihlole imibono emisha. Ngesinye isikhathi, ngingazi lutho nge-hardware design, nganquma ukuzama ukuzakhela ikhibhodi. Ngibone ukuthi kungase kungithathe inyanga bese ngibuyela ku-software.

Uyiqale kanjani inqubo yokuklama futhi yayihilelani?

Ngaqala ngokufunda okuningi. Ngaphambi kokuthi ngiqale kusibonelo sami sokuqala, ngifunde kalula amaphepha emfundo angaphezu kwe-100 mayelana nedizayini yekhibhodi futhi ngadlula kumakhulukhulu wamalungelo obunikazi omlando wekhibhodi. Ekuqaleni, ama-prototypes ami ayeyizigaxa ezinkulu zobumba bokumodela okhiye ababhajwe kuzo. Kusukela lapho, ngaqala ukuklama amakhibhodi ami okuqala asebenzayo ku-OmniGraffle, uhlelo lokudweba i-Mac vector olufaneleka kangcono ukudweba amashadi e-Org kunokuklama ihadiwe. Ngisebenzise ama-PDF akhiqizwe ku-OmniGraffle kuya kumashidi e-lasercut e-acrylic, okuthi, lapho eqoqiwe, akhe ifeksi enengqondo yekhibhodi esebenzisekayo. Ngadlala ngothando ngokuphrinta kwe-3D, kodwa lapho iphrinta yethu ye-3D ivutha umlilo, yasheshe yalahleka.

Njengomuntu onesipiliyoni esincane se-CAD ne-hardware design, yiziphi izici ezikwenze wakhetha ukusebenzisa i-Fusion 360 ukuze udale amamodeli akho e-CAD?

Ngaphambi kwale phrojekthi, angikaze ngisebenzise iphakethe le-CAD ngaphezu kwemizuzu embalwa. Ekuqaleni kwentuthuko, ngazama ukusebenzisa i-Inventor, i-Solidworks, ne-Rhino, kodwa ayikho eyangisebenzela kahle ngempela. I-Fusion 360 kwakuyiphakheji yokuqala eyafika endaweni emnandi yamandla nokusetshenziswa kalula. Njengomsebenzisi we-Mac, iqiniso lokuthi angidingi umshini ohlukile we-Windows ukwenza umsebenzi libe wusizo ngendlela emangalisayo. I-Autodesk, futhi, kube kuhle ukusebenzisana nayo-yebo, basinike amalayisense e-Fusion 360 mahhala njengengxenye yesivumelwano sabo sokuqalisa, kodwa okungimangazile kakhulu kube izinga lokusekelwa esikuthole kubo. Ngesinye isikhathi, ngashayisa iphutha ngo-360. Akukaze kube yinto enhle leyo, kodwa cabanga ukumangala kwami ​​lapho ngithola i-imeyili evela kunjiniyela ekuseni ngakusasa owangisiza ekukhiqizeni kabusha inkinga futhi wabika cishe amahora angu-12 kamuva ukuthi useyilungisile. isiphazamisi sokukhishwa kweviki elizayo. Angikaze ngithole ukwesekwa okuhle kakhulu ngemikhiqizo engiyikhokhela ngamakhala.

Yiziphi izici ezimbalwa ozithandayo ze-Fusion 360 ngenkathi uklama umkhiqizo?

Amathuluzi okusebenzisana abe yisindisi sempilo ngokuphelele njengoba bengisebenza nabeluleki nosonkontileka. Ukwazi ukuthi wonke umuntu unokufinyelela kokuphila, izinguqulo zamanje zamamodeli wami zingisize ngigweme zonke izinhlobo zezinkinga ezihlanyayo zenguqulo-skew.

Injini ye-CAM, nayo, kube kuhle ngempela ukusebenza nayo. SineShopBot egaraji futhi ukuba nesistimu ye-CAM yangempela ekhiqiza i-G-Code yethu…kuhle, empeleni kumnandi kakhulu.

Kuzothatha isikhathi eside kunesilindele ukuthi ulunge. Ukusondela komkhiqizo wokugcina ungenza i-prototype yakho, ibe ngcono.

Ngokuphindaphinda kwakho kokugcina esandleni, kunini lapho owazi khona ukuthi usulungele ukwethula umkhankaso we-Kickstarter?

Sachitha cishe izinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili sikholelwa ukuthi sasingamaviki amahlanu ukusuka eKickstarter. Izinto ezimbili ezithathe isikhathi eside kunalokho obekulindelekile kwakuwukuthola ama-prototypes 'acishe abe kowamanqamu' futhi ezandleni zabahloli be-beta ebesethemba ukuthi bazosinika impendulo eqotho futhi bahlanganise ividiyo ephoqayo. Iqiniso liyatshelwa, bengingenaso isiqiniseko sokuthi sesikulungele ukwethula ku-Kickstarter lapho senzile.

Isiphi iseluleko ongasinikeza umuntu onjengawe okungenzeka ukuthi ucabanga ukwethula umbono wakhe womklamo womkhiqizo ku-Kickstarter?

Kuzothatha isikhathi eside kunesilindele ukuthi ulunge. Ukusondela komkhiqizo wokugcina ungenza i-prototype yakho, ibe ngcono.

Yiba neqiniso futhi uqotho nabasekeli bakho. Lalela lokho abakucelayo–akudingeki (futhi akufanele) wenze zonke izici abazicelayo, kodwa uzofunda okuningi ngokukhuluma nabo ngalokho abakufunayo nokuthi kungani.

Okokugcina, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, singalitholaphi idonadi elingcono kakhulu endaweni ye-Bay Area futhi hlobo luni lwedonathi?

Sisanda kufakelwa kabusha kusukela ogwini olusempumalanga futhi asikaze sithole lutho olumangalisayo lwe-donut, kodwa besisebenza ngokuhlelekile ngezinketho zendawo ze-bagel. Kuze kube manje, izintandokazi zethu zombili zise-Oakland–Beauty's yenza ibheji yesitayela saseMontreal esihle futhi i-Authentic Bagel Company e-Jack London Square yenza ibheji enhle kakhulu yesitayela saseNew York.

Kulabo abanesifiso sokuthenga iModeli yabo engu-01, intengo yeyunithi iqala ku-$299 ngosuku lokuthunyelwa olulinganiselwa ku-Ephreli 2016 ku- Kickstarter.