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- 08 Aug 2021, 09:41
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project
- Replies: 797
- Views: 3647488
Re: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project
Does it have trouble registering keys pressed in quick succession like the original beamspring boards? If you are talking about Thomas' original review video, that problem was because the solenoid extend/retract time was too slow to keep up with the keypresses. Once that setting was changed, it is ...
- 28 Jul 2021, 05:28
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26266
- Views: 8793959
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
- 19 Jul 2021, 09:46
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26266
- Views: 8793959
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Incoterm keyboard
https://www.ebay.com/itm/194241785202
As mentioned here:
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/194241785202
As mentioned here:
viewtopic.php?t=5279&start=300
- 09 Jun 2021, 03:18
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26266
- Views: 8793959
- 07 Jun 2021, 03:42
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26266
- Views: 8793959
- 29 May 2021, 02:27
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26266
- Views: 8793959
Re: Great/Interesting Finds
Blue Alps?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324648296794
wiki/Accodata_Keycat
Epson keyboard with FLS gen 2.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114828877819
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324648296794
wiki/Accodata_Keycat
Epson keyboard with FLS gen 2.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114828877819
- 28 May 2021, 19:57
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: 5000 AZERTY Keyboards NOS
- Replies: 386
- Views: 109353
Re: 5000 AZERTY Keyboards NOS
You’d be surprised. They can be real buggers to pull off when you don’t know / have forgotten how. Yet they do come off quite often in shipping. Someone did a video of the particular technique they need for extraction a few years back. No luck finding it just now though. It’s *different* Thomas had...
- 25 May 2021, 06:41
- Forum: For sale
- Topic: [WTS] IBM Beamship and IBM 5251
- Replies: 46
- Views: 9328
Re: [WTS] IBM Beamship
The caps on the bottom row are put backwards and I cannot unsee.
- 25 May 2021, 06:39
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26266
- Views: 8793959
- 24 May 2021, 00:23
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Tips for Beginner Vintage Board Hunter
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2241
Re: Tips for Beginner Vintage Board Hunter
Those exceptions include clicky NMB space invaders, Focus keyboards with Alps clones, and Dell AT-101 keyboards with Silitek simplified Alps.Jan Pospisil wrote: ↑19 May 2021, 08:46- windows keys are usually a sign of less interest (with exceptions)
- 24 May 2021, 00:11
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Best Keyboards Ever: A Deep Dive (Documentary)
- Replies: 62
- Views: 14631
Re: Best Keyboards Ever: A Deep Dive (Documentary)
IBM beamsprings have been made even in the mid-80's. See some IBM 3727 keyboards with the ^ symbol above the 6 instead of ¬. They switched over to buckling springs because it was too tall for the DIN standard. The height from the table to the top of the home row key must not be taller than 30 mm. Th...
- 19 May 2021, 03:39
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
- Replies: 5324
- Views: 1591756
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Looks like a 122-key model F, but without the IBM logo in the top-right side. I tried to find which model F clone it could be, but i did not find any of 122-key variant. An easy way to see if the keyboard is any good is to look at the back. The back of this one is hollow. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1...
- 19 May 2021, 03:22
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Tips for Beginner Vintage Board Hunter
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2241
Re: Tips for Beginner Vintage Board Hunter
Keep in mind that just because a keyboard is old and has "mechanical" switches, it does not mean it is good. I can type faster on a nicely weighted rubber dome keyboard (eg. https://www.amazon.ca/WYSE-Thin-Client-Keyboard-KU-8933/dp/B01FDVF15E) than a poorly weighted mechanical keyboard. I have neve...
Re: Karabiner
And what actually happens? Mouse keys layer successfully deactivated when I engage Caps Lock, but now Caps Lock itself is broken, and toggling both then gets me stuck in mouse keys again. :roll: What that even mean!? Well, besides I clearly don't know what I'm doin' rong. :P Here is a fixed version...
- 05 May 2021, 10:41
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
- Replies: 5324
- Views: 1591756
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Any idea what these ribbon cabled oldies are? Edit: https://deskthority.net/wiki/Philips_torsion_spring or https://deskthority.net/wiki/Ericsson_RMD_973_series? https://www.flickr.com/photos/triplehaata/albums/72157641768508354/with/12887595183/ That's some high-grade detective work! Thanks! I wond...
- 02 May 2021, 07:55
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26266
- Views: 8793959
- 29 Apr 2021, 18:29
- Forum: Deskthority wiki talk
- Topic: Different types of IBM Beamsprings?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10428
Re: Different types of IBM Beamsprings?
That is the only logical explanation, thanks hellfire. But do you think a lighter spring would make it "better"? I have some heavily used beamsprings that have lighter springs and some with less use that have stiffer springs. I do not mind the weighting myself, but some people prefer a lighter spac...
Re: Karabiner
Since we are sharing Karabiner scripts, here are a few I use with my IBM AT and 5251. https://i.imgur.com/ppmzc5X.png Pressing and holding a key in the number row will trigger the corresponding function key. That way I do not have to press numlock to switch to the second layer, which I sometimes for...
- 28 Apr 2021, 18:46
- Forum: Deskthority wiki talk
- Topic: Different types of IBM Beamsprings?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10428
Re: Different types of IBM Beamsprings?
The NOS replacement beamspring Haata was talking about had the plunger held down with a rubber band to keep the fly plate from getting detached. Being held down for 20+ years could have weakened the beamspring.
- 15 Apr 2021, 00:52
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26266
- Views: 8793959
- 07 Apr 2021, 00:43
- Forum: For sale
- Topic: [WTS][EU-NL] CST trackball 3200 dpi, CST2545-5XW-RC
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1397
Re: [WTS][EU-NL] CST trackball 3200 dpi, CST2545-5XW-RC
It doesn't look like it. The model number doesn't have v2 at the end.hellothere wrote: ↑06 Apr 2021, 23:20I have a CST and and X-Keys, so I don't need one.
Is this one that has had the rollers upgraded to stainless steel?
- 03 Apr 2021, 02:25
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IDENTIFY THE KEYSWITCH thread
- Replies: 664
- Views: 514468
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYSWITCH thread
Thanks! I also found this one: Seller says it doesn't click.. Some weird variant of Fujitsu leaf spring? Now that I look at it more, there are 2 styles of desktop keyboards Fujitsu made for different vendors and this is in the "Sanyo style" with the cable coming from the left, the flat ridge at the...
- 02 Apr 2021, 21:06
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IDENTIFY THE KEYSWITCH thread
- Replies: 664
- Views: 514468
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYSWITCH thread
Nope, it's Fujitsu peerless switches. Fujitsu leaf spring switches have a soft tap sound when the switch actuates.Lalaland124 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2021, 18:38Thanks! I also found this one: Seller says it doesn't click.. Some weird variant of Fujitsu leaf spring?
- 02 Apr 2021, 10:03
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Introducing "Selectricship"
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5916
Re: Introducing "Selectricship"
The IBM industrial XT used Oak full travel membrane switches. These are different.
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viewtopic.php?p=477758#p477758
- 02 Apr 2021, 10:01
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Ortek MCK-101FT & IBM JX
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1719
Re: Ortek MCK-101FT & IBM JX
Damonskv had an IBM JX keyboard that suffered the same fate in shipping.
- 02 Apr 2021, 05:05
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Introducing "Selectricship"
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5916
Re: Introducing "Selectricship"
What are Oak switches doing in a Selectric?
- 02 Apr 2021, 01:01
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26266
- Views: 8793959
- 29 Mar 2021, 20:12
- Forum: News
- Topic: RIP Neil Muyskens - Founder of Unicomp
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10679
Re: RIP Neil Muyskens - Founder of Unicomp
The link works for me, but here is the original unarchived link.
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kentu ... &fhid=4756
- 29 Mar 2021, 19:54
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Vintage Increases Value?
- Replies: 120
- Views: 26679
Re: Vintage Increases Value?
Recently (couple hours ago) bought an F AT for $240 shipped and I considered that a deal. It's even missing the spacebar. That's not a good deal. You can get a model F AT for around $170 - $190 USD. Without the spacebar it would be around $140. https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Personal-Computer-Keyboar...
- 29 Mar 2021, 03:03
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: 'Vaporfly' switches - I want'em!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5140
Re: 'Vaporfly' switches - I want'em!
That will likely not translate well to keyboard switches unless you want tall switch modules with 300 gram actuation force. The foam is really dense to support your body weight. And if you are mushing the foam hard enough to get rebound, you are better off typing on a membrane keyboard as you will h...