On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 9:29 PM, Alexander .S.T. Ross maillist_arm-netbook@aross.me wrote:
some thinkpads at one point had a led light that pointed down and lite up the keyboard without shining in the users eyes i think. it was in the top bezel of the screen. maybe that would be a simpler mod.
Yep, that's the one (thinkpad T42p) it was located just next to the webcam, over the display, angled towards the keyboard, with a slight overhang from the case, so that the led was not directly visible. It was switchable with a key Fn combo. Just ON/OFF, no real need for light levels.
Real nice idea, before backlit keyboards...
I'll take some closeup pics when I get back where it is stored.
I'd do a dual one, with LEDs far apart, to avoid making hand shadows.