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Right now, my pet mistery is... where did the "Spanish (Latin America)" keyboard layout come from? Who designed it? HOW exactly is it "the official norm" in Spanish-speaking Latin American countries? Is it really? All I know is that it's more recent than the "Spanish (Spain)" layout, but nothing els...

I don't think I've ever seen a 4×5 numpad without any double (or triple) keys. I like it!

(although I would make a few changes in the layout)

My opinion? I prefer ISO over ANSI but use both. - I like ISO Enter better, but that's a matter of taste. - The extra key between the left Shift and the Z key is highly convenient; there truly is a shortage of keys for all the letters, numbers and symbols regularly used in whichever language you mig...

In terms of ISO I'm gonna pull the old Apple trick and say this is my favorite ISO layout ever (which is true but wait for people to tell me it's not ISO) :mrgreen: : When forcing the (ISO based) German language layout to an ANSI keyboard... the result is not THAT bad (disccounting the loss of <, >...

However I note that ISO users will make heavy use of the right "Alt Gr". And many touch typists will make use of the right Shift, as that is a recommended technique. ISO user here. Indeed, the AltGr key sees a lot of usage. Some national layouts use the AltGr combinations for quite a lot of charact...

Chyros wrote: ↑Cindy has a NOS batch of the black AT cables.

And now she has two fewer cables in her batch. Thanks for the tip, Chyros!

Excellent deal.

Very nice! I thought those days were over, but apparently not yet! The days of decent IBM hauls? Hell no! I just know there's a bank somewhere full of kishsavers, f77's, and f107's just waiting to be renewed with shitty new systems so we can have the good stuff! You just have to make us dream , don...

elecplus wrote: ↑Look on the website for 1395660.

PM'd you.

How about some Model M122 unit(s) in perfect condition?

Okay, so Unix/Linux users like Ctrl next to "A" and Backspace above Return? Is the minimalist bottom row (of the HHKB) a crucial element of the "traditional unix layout" as well? The "classical" (so to speak) location of the Ctrl key is between Shift and Tab, not below Shift (think of the mantra "S...

duynguyenle wrote: ↑Wow this is the first time I've seen this. Is it not to late to get one or two?

Can I get to ask the same thing, one month later?

Ellipse wrote: ↑Nice meeting everyone who attended the NYC keyboard meetup today! Over 150 people were there. I brought 3 of the new Model F keyboards. There were a DVORAK user who reached over 120 WPM on the new Model F today!

Uuuuh... can we have some pictures? And a quick video of one such Dvorakist?

I was talking to a friend about the differences between the two main Spanish-language layouts and he asked me something I didn't really know and hadn't really thought about: where are the formal definitions and where did they come from? In some cases, tracing the origins of a particular national lay...

Oh wise Oracle, whose switchiness shall be not be doubted upon and whose custom-printed PCBs never corrode, this lowly follower wishes to humbly ask this question:

What is the, currently under production, silent (or as silent as can be) switch that feels closest to a buckling spring?

As you can see this is basically a Nixdorf branded G80-1000. Spanish layout, I assume it's the normal Spanish layout? My fellow Spanish DT members correct me if I'm wrong! You are NOT wrong. This is the "Spanish (Spain)" layout; the other main Spanish laoyut is the "Spanish (Latin American)" [or si...

I've had similar thoughts regarding old IBM boards. What could you do with such a keyboard? Suppose you included an LCD screen, what are the possibilities? Now, THAT is a thought. An LCD screen with a 25x80 text mode, and make those work as "independent" terminals to connect to a Unix server throug...

Zobeid Zuma wrote: ↑However. . . How's your son's longhand, I wonder?

Surprisingly, not as bad as it could be.

When I was in school, I hated calligraphy with a passion... yet now I think it should be reinstated as a mandatory assignment. I've seen the handwriting of my kids' school mates and it's God-awful.

I'm a Model M fanatic, so I'd go with a Model M with a custom physical layout suited to what I think (YMMV) the Model M should have been. This is what I call the "Model N": http://i.imgur.com/b55JteR.png Main differences: Nav bar to the left of the alphanum cluster, an improved numlock to the right....

I couldn't stop laughing at 27:04.

fohat wrote: ↑...

He liked it, but was more impressed by my Model M, so we did a subsequent "camo-mod" on a Model M at 12-14.

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These look really really nice.

From left to right, my son's keyboard at age four, my son's keyboard at age seven, and my son's keyboard now that he's ten. Two days ago, he demanded to have a mechanical keyboard of his own and I was happy to oblige. :-) I'm gonna start saving for soldering equipment and whatnot, because I'm sure t...

Khers wrote: ↑¿Español?

It sure looks like it. But it's not clear if it's "Español (Spain)" or "Español (Latin America)".

(I'm new here, so please forgive me if this has been discussed to death before) How much free space is there inside a Model M122 "battleship"? Could a Raspberry Pi (plus a Soarer's converter, if needed) be fitted inside of it, so the battleship could be the PC, much in the same way the old home comp...

https://i.redd.it/whxq2bes2ubz.jpg My setup: TV, laptop with three monitors, a secondary computer to the side. And my dear Model M SSK, of course. Not pictured: the speakers (they're right behind the laptop's screen; the secondary computer itself and the DROBO (both are in the table's lower surface...

duncancmt wrote: ↑See Ellipse's quote here:

I definitely need a vacation.

Since this restriction isn't an issue, sign me up as one more interested party!

I don't want to be that guy, but it should be clarified that quite probably this run of printed caps would be only for the regular US layout. If I were to ask for, say, the UK layout or the Spanish one, it should be counted as a separate run. Or am I wrong?

While we wait on the factory, I was wondering if we could discuss: Where will you be using your brand new Model F keyboard? What kind of work/activities will you be using it for most (writing, coding, gaming, etc.)? This will be my glorious daily driver once I get it. Mine too, IF my kid doesn't st...

Ellipse wrote: ↑We reached $300,000 in orders!

So who's the lucky one?

Good enough for me.