deskthority

What are you trying to achieve by building your own board? If you just want to try some specific caps and switches, there are "hot swap" barebones boards you can buy and populate with the features of your choice. Are you more interested in custom firmware features? Look for something with QMK suppo...

I don't see Backlighting as "Bells and Whistles". It is for many highly useful.

raoulduke-esq wrote: ↑

15 May 2021, 20:18

Someone here might have some ideas but that might also be more of a Reddit question than a Deskthority question because the Reddit community has more folks interested in what you’re asking about.

I was under the impression that a lot of Users here have Built their Keyboards.

So I watched this YouTube Video on a DIY ~$100 Keyboard. Pricing isn't bad for something to check out... However not sure if I could use a 60% Board instead of a full size or TKL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYYbUB7gvD0 I would like to start out with a TKL first as I don't use the Keypad nowhere...

This may just be an Urban Legend, but is it true that someone beat the crap out another person with an IBM Keyboard? I heard this in this 80's. The KB afterward still worked. Us oldsters will remember this as the victim of a burglary (think Humphrey Bogart) catching a burglar in the act and clobber...

Who actually needs RGB? Just turn on the lights (but not too bright) :lol: Might was well stick an LED light bar under your monitor to illuminate your keys if your monitor isn't bright enough on it's own. The new Model Fs are incredible value for what they are, they're cheaper than the Fs of yore ev...

Generally people who like vintage boards aren't into rgb. Generally people who type on AZIO Retros won't be into buckling springs or any of the aesthetic that goes along with it. But if you really want it, there are ways to make it happen. Well the AZIO Retros are nice and all that, but the design ...

ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑

14 May 2021, 23:08

Then no. Unless you are willing to do the technical work of reprograming a board and installing leds yourself, there is nothing that fits what you're looking for.

Market Failure...

ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑

14 May 2021, 22:50

https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/

as far as backlighting, you'd have to do that yourself.

Way too Expensive....

I may be just misremember things but I would have sworn that the Computer Keyboards of the '80's were a lot better in both Feel and Sound. This includes the 8-bit Systems like Atari, Commodore, and Apple IIe lines. The IBM XT and AT were really nice heavy as well. Now I'm using Kailh Blue Switches i...

I'm using Kailh Blues in my AZIO Retro Keyboard and I like them. They perform well for me.

Bah!!! Ball Mice should Rest in Pieces...

Is this type of keyboard still being used anymore? If I had to use a membrane/Rubber dome keyboard, it really sounds like I would prefer this as I like the tactile feel.

JP! wrote: ↑I have a stack of floppies and a usb floppy drive at work. I might give FreeDOS a try if I can't find a floppy with DOS on it.

It should work on this computer since you have 640K of memory:
http://www.freedos.org/

Amazon still sells floppies, and you can use FreeDOS for a working OS.

OK I've thinking of getting the this mini-notebook with built in game controls for portable PC gaming and computering:
http://www.gpd.hk/gpdwin.asp

Anyone have one these devices? I'm looking for info and user experiences with the controls and keyboard.

I agree with you about that, for what their workstations cost, SGI should have shipped keyboards that matched their prices They certainly should. When I said "surprised" I hope it didn't sound like I was quibbling, more that I was unimpressed with them! Though I doubt it was necessarily a case of t...

I'm not surprised. Dell had a much larger volume of sales than SGI did, so they could get a good good deal on decent keyboards then then what SGI could. I guess I'm surprised: shipping a workstation costing £thousands with a £5 keyboard instead of a £100 keyboard seems a bit cheap. I mean my origin...

And the wrath of the office is yours! We all had Model Ms at one place I worked! It was quite loud. A bit weird how the relatively cheap Dells had the nice keyboards whereas the expensive Silicon Graphics workstations had something comparatively nastier (though also quieter, for those who were conc...

Just how common are roach infested keyboards? Sounds like a good reason to quit eating at our computers...

I've had this exact fear buying keyboards off r/mechmarket and Ebay! Wingklip ... For you, roaches might not be the worst thing you could find in a keyboard. For example, some of the most venomous spiders on the planet call your country "home." One of the reasons I'm not incline to buy used hardwar...

Kahl Blues.

Wingklip wrote: ↑

need wrote: ↑Can we see some pictures please?

Cleaned it up unfortunately. Didn't think about taking pictures until I already cleared out the stain lmao

Good thing since I will likely vomit hard if I saw the pictures.

Just Great, now I'll have nightmares tonight about my computer being infested by damn cockroaches.

I don't know enough about Cherry switches to tell which is real or which one is fake. But thank you for bringing this to our attention. I'll keep this in mind if I go shopping for a new keyboard.

It is a real shame that Unicomp QC has been going downhill for some time. I almost brought a Unicomp and now I'm glad I didn't.

p.s. One more thing: if you plan to save money, then you just go and get one cheap from Craigslist or eBay, AND never visit one of these forums like here and lurk around again. The later suggestion is more important. I wouldn't go that far, as this will be a learning experience for most folks new t...

One of the things I like about this keyboard is it is easy to keep clean.

DOSbox or you might be able to get those games from GOG.com.

Why in hell are you still using a 386? How you even manage to still use a 386, and for what?