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- 10 May 2018, 11:15
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
- Replies: 5324
- Views: 1570774
Snagged this beauty on eBay just now. It's the keyboard for a Franklin PC-8000 from 1986. Couldn't find any info on it other than a mention on Geekhack from 9 years ago saying it has SKCL greens. I'll post to the wiki once it arrives, but for fun does anyone already have info on this thing? Woah, i...
- 10 May 2018, 09:56
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: A proposal for an improvement on the Italian keyboard layout.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4232
- 09 May 2018, 16:05
- Forum: For sale
- Topic: Cherry G81-3100SAV keyboards, keysets.
- Replies: 123
- Views: 39699
Wait. Is the enjoypbt set really indistinguishable from these ones?t!ng wrote: ↑Harvest keycaps from G81-3100SAV -> replace with enjoypbt -> sell "fake" G81-3100SAV -> sell original keycaps -> double the profit
- 09 May 2018, 11:30
- Forum: For sale
- Topic: Cherry G81-3100SAV keyboards, keysets.
- Replies: 123
- Views: 39699
NIB? More like $800, actually. But this price was considering that at most 10 NIB SAV were known in the world; more offer, lower prices. If you add like 80 keyboards/sets to the game, you end up with probably more items than the number of Cherry collectors ready to spend that amount on one of those...
- 08 May 2018, 23:36
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26266
- Views: 8737383
I must be within the approximation error. I use a 5251 as my daily driver, but to be fair I did remove it from its case and fitted an XT case top on it for wrist support and to complete the look. It works great and is not much higher than a Model M. Anything is possible if you like the switches eno...
- 08 May 2018, 23:22
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26266
- Views: 8737383
Repro would be expensive, but just remaking the switch modules and putting them in a redesigned(cheaper) case/plate may actually bring it down to a cost which is much less then what they are selling for today. The switch modules are only 8 parts (spring, leaf 1, leaf 2, rubber O ring, slider, metal...
- 08 May 2018, 20:07
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26266
- Views: 8737383
Insanely expensive, and out of the question for anyone that doesn't manage a quite rich company I'd say.Blaise170 wrote: ↑Even reproduction beamsprings would be quite expensive, due to the tooling costs and all.
- 08 May 2018, 10:39
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: A proposal for an improvement on the Italian keyboard layout.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4232
Couldn't find this specific setting, it must be hidden somewhere else on my version of Windows. I solved the problem by violently removing the default Italian layout.depletedvespene wrote: ↑
Make sure that in the Control Panel you have UNset all "quick access" key sequences. Windows is unsufferable otherwise.
- 07 May 2018, 09:41
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: A proposal for an improvement on the Italian keyboard layout.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4232
The "ù" key is unreachable in ANSI.kbdfr wrote: ↑ If you find the "ù" key to be "unreachable", then how do you cope with the Enter key?
- 06 May 2018, 22:37
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: A proposal for an improvement on the Italian keyboard layout.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4232
I'm continuing to use this: I find a bit hard to adapt to the dead keys, but that's only because I never used them before (and because both my Windows installation keep randomly defaulting back to the standard Italian layout for some weird reasons. Well, it's Windows after all.) A sidenote: it has c...
- 05 May 2018, 00:05
- Forum: News
- Topic: Linus Tech Tips will be doing a video on the Model M...
- Replies: 40
- Views: 16501
The exact definition of "mechanical keyboard", as already said in this and other places on the Internet, has some fuzzy edges. For example, I don't agree with the definition "if it has a PCB it's mechanical, otherwise it's not". The membranes are less durable and less resistant to humidity, but if y...
- 04 May 2018, 09:42
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Never had a mechanical keyboard, does my plan make sense?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 14715
- 03 May 2018, 16:03
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: IBM Personal Computer Model F - Type 1 vs Type 2?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2401
- 02 May 2018, 23:20
- Forum: News
- Topic: Stuff you just bought
- Replies: 2106
- Views: 771084
Very, very nice!Brett MacK wrote: ↑Pretty unique model M. Don't think I have seen caps like that on one of these. He ended up taking my best offer
- 02 May 2018, 23:17
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: How Rare is the IBM Model F Displaywriter?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6836
- 02 May 2018, 23:04
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Olivetti L1 ANK 1426 / Olivetti Snap-Action / L1 Operativo MOS
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3400
- 02 May 2018, 22:39
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: A proposal for an improvement on the Italian keyboard layout.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4232
The original Italian layout is... Challenged , in many regards. I'm using this layout proposal. It's a bit early to really give an opinion, but everything is going smoothly for now. Adding diacritics through dedicated "Compose" keys is something I'm really not used to, so I need a little more time; ...
- 02 May 2018, 22:22
- Forum: News
- Topic: Linus Tech Tips will be doing a video on the Model M...
- Replies: 40
- Views: 16501
Uh, hard question. The only M on which I could spend 3 hundred is the M15, and... Yeah, I'd need much more money for that.Yeastyzen wrote: ↑If you had $300 USD to spend on a Model M, which would you buy?
- 02 May 2018, 22:19
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Never had a mechanical keyboard, does my plan make sense?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 14715
If this is your first mechanical, this is... A very, very good way to start. CHECK FOR CORROSION. When you pull the caps for cleaning you'll see the barrel plate: look at how much corrosion it has. If it's a lot, it could need work. Ah, pulling the keys longer than 1u (but not the spacebar) is perfe...
- 02 May 2018, 13:29
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Vintage Cortron Keyboard
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3346
- 02 May 2018, 13:15
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Teardown - Kailh x Novelkeys BOX Royal switches
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3842
It's not economically convenient unfortunately, due to incompatibility with almost all modern keycaps.Elrick wrote: ↑ Pity Kailh never decided to approach the Alps switch design instead, imagine the possibilities .
- 23 Apr 2018, 22:25
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Make Cyrillic Great Again
- Replies: 86
- Views: 27024
- 23 Apr 2018, 14:10
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Pyrelink's State of the Collection - 2018
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5690
Ask Cindy, she has it for sure!pyrelink wrote: ↑If anyone has a spare "numpad +" IBM key please send me a message!
- 19 Apr 2018, 21:25
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: IBM F122 restoration log
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5168
- 19 Apr 2018, 13:10
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IBM 3741 Data Station / System 3 Barn Find
- Replies: 151
- Views: 38468
- 31 Mar 2018, 09:16
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26266
- Views: 8737383
This is a new all-time high for vintage keyboardr iirc.j0d1 wrote: ↑So, hmmm, that overpriced IBM 3278 without the badge did sold for 3k$ after all...
- 29 Mar 2018, 23:55
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26266
- Views: 8737383
So how many of you would judge me if I floated my NIB F AT up on eBay for $1500 to test the market hype? Nothing bad in testing the hype, but I fear that such a test could drive the prices up even more. It's probably part of the cause of high prices for "mainstream rare" boards (e.g. Model Fs and b...
- 29 Mar 2018, 21:00
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: IBM M2 restoration log - No one left behind!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6112
- 29 Mar 2018, 14:26
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8720
- Views: 3887713
- 29 Mar 2018, 09:19
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8720
- Views: 3887713
Based on the attitude of the company, sell to anyone but Unicomp.y11971alex wrote: ↑Sell to unicomp