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matt3o wrote: ↑Still not sure what colorway we should go

Is this a Russian or a Soviet set? That should answer your question...

Very interesting.

I wonder if a variant where ✭ is replaced by ☦ would be requested.

Also, where is the blue in this layout?

depletedvespene wrote: ↑... almost a natural fit (the stepped keys, specially the triple-high + one, ruin the illusion a bit, IMHO).

A Model F AT.

Get a Model F AT in the 5251 case and THAT will be the perfect Cousin Itt.

Magnificent work. And, dare I say... the XT on a DisplayWriter case (this... uh... conjoined twin to the Frankenbeam-XT) looks quite imposing and almost a natural fit (the stepped keys, specially the triple-high + one, ruin the illusion a bit, IMHO). Have you thought of a name for this XT-on-steroi...

Come to think of it, how much available space is inside the XT-on-steroids? Enough to fit other computer components and make a full PC out of it?

Magnificent work. And, dare I say... the XT on a DisplayWriter case (this... uh... conjoined twin to the Frankenbeam-XT) looks quite imposing and almost a natural fit (the stepped keys, specially the triple-high + one, ruin the illusion a bit, IMHO). Have you thought of a name for this XT-on-steroid...

You're tempting me to get a Matias Silent and adding (subreptitiously) a solenoid to it. Then activating it... every now and then... randomly, to make everyone go nuts.

I'd get fired, surely, and would not be able to complain about it.

I would love for the IT directors in my area to decide that all of their folks needed MKs. I can see a mass order from Unicomp for USB Model M 103s. Would be glorious. Meanwhile, around here, we are all expected to bring our own mouse and keyboard. "Hey, your laptop has an integrated keeb and a tou...

andrewjoy wrote: ↑I remember there where loads of pingmasters available in new condition.

Are there any left i wonder

The seller mendelsson still offers the Chinese-lettered ones (that's the one(*) I got).


(*) Ok, I confess: I bought THREE of them. The price was just too sweet not to.

matt3o wrote: ↑that's great thanks! You missed the most important one: ESCAPE!

Soviet keyboards do not have an ESCAPE key. Duh!

This reminds me... when it comes to Alps switches (I bought a Pingmaster as well, but haven't taken it out of the box yet), what ARE the options available for custom keycaps? (I mean other than the few pre-built sets I've seen in places like mk.com). If nothing else, I'd be content to get a bunch of...

seebart wrote: ↑Tono Theta 9000e:

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Magnificent. Damn, I wish this could be connected to a PC AND have the volume knobs work.

Just keep them in a big ass bag locked away somewhere and you'll never lose em again. Come to think of it, it's precisely the entire ziploc bag that's missing. Damn, I really don't want to start suspecting my ex for this... Perhaps she just couldn't resist those sweet ass IBM caps? Can't blame her ...

wobbled wrote: ↑Just keep them in a big ass bag locked away somewhere and you'll never lose em again.

Come to think of it, it's precisely the entire ziploc bag that's missing. Damn, I really don't want to start suspecting my ex for this...

That's the thing. I am an orderly guy. Everything has a place and everything is safely stored... so not being able to find something drives me up the wall. Especially something I DO care about a lot. And there's no reason whatsoever for those keycaps to NOT be where they were supposed to be.

I really hope so, because I wanted to use them on an SSK that I recently had ISO-fied.

While doing my inventory of SDL cables, I found the small ziploc bag with the keycaps of a long-dead Model M that I had last used to test my custom layouts. I counted them, and all the keycaps where there, except for the twenty that I had replaced with clear keycaps (from a large lot of 71, yes, sev...

NIB unbranded minitouch with monterey blue switches http://www.ebay.com/itm/PC-keyboard-old-style-with-mechanical-keys-and-5-Pin-DIN-connector/282633038014?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 It's $35 OBO - I offered $14 and it was accepted. I think somoene else got it for $1...

Great video, Thomas! I'll be using it as reference to show my friends why I'm such a Model M fanatic.

Thanks!

RaleghDirat wrote: ↑Maybe now we can get some Codex Seraphinianus keyboard:
http://i.imgur.com/aHcFNw7.jpg

Will that be before or after Voynichish?

Looking at the multipad, one of the things that may be easier on you (and something I am going to try) is having a Compose key and composing in software: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key Thanks for the input. I did not consider the Compose key for this design because it has a different int...

0100010 wrote: ↑While I always prefer the 1.5-1-1.5-7-1.5-1-1.5 bottom row myself, if you really want to split the spacebar on an M /F, you'll need a Code key and matching wheelwriter spacebar.

This means losing the left Alt.

No split space bar, then! Thanks for the input.

I've kept thinking about the modifiers' placement. How to a) manage to have two on each side of the keyboard; b) make both sides of the Control Argument happy (see Thomas' comment); c) change as little as possible the extant modifiers (something that I did do nicely on draft 1, but lost a bit in dra...

I already got some OK to offer defective or non-defective parts for makers or modders, so if you want to experiment but don't want to sacrifice a Model M frame assembly, drop me a line; tfletcher at pc keyboard dot com. Or call! Extension 206 WOW! I don't think that :shock: actually has the eyes op...

I am a new Unicomp employee, but I can't say how much insidght I have. I'm mostly working on weird manufacturing production issues and answering the phone. :oops: Cool! Now we'll all be tempted to ask you the questions we don't dare to ask in the official contact page. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:...

Mieber wrote: ↑20170906_171824.jpg

cospad24 with xda milestone

And I thought I was the weirdo for getting my custom Latin American Extended layout printed on to a keycap set...

That, said, it looks great! (and does NOT look Klingon-ish, at all)

Elrick wrote: ↑ I must persist if I want to keep what little sanity that is left .

Hello and welcome...

JP! wrote: ↑Just think of all the F77's, Kishsavers, Unsavers, and Beamsprings with 14k gold stems

And they're letting ALL of it go for a measly 100K (S&H notwithstanding). Kids, THIS is why you keep a detailed inventory of your stuff!

JP! wrote: ↑Vintage Computer Warehouse for sale 100s of Vintage Computers, Keyboards & More
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Compute ... SwhIFZnbb8

Anyone wanna go half on this?

How about thirds?

infodroid wrote: ↑nincompoopery

nincompoopism

...but sadly nincompooply isn't a word, notwithstanding:

depletedvespene wrote: ↑ I'd say "Good for him." had he not contaminated many, many people with his nincompooply ideas.

Jobs was such a grade-A nincompoop that I had no choice but to coin that neologism. Yay! (Yay?)