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Muirium wrote: ↑

11 Dec 2019, 21:26

Two backslashes. You know, just in case.

I believe that layout’s called ISO-US / what’s a ISO?

Ahem... English (USA) over ISO.

Okay. I'm in for this.

You made a typing error there: It must read "One look at the so-called 'Enhanced' layout is proof enough." No, I didn't. The Enhanced layout requires much more than a simple cursory look to notice the few, little problems it has (and most of them have to do with failure to future-proof enough the l...

AJM wrote: ↑

21 Nov 2019, 20:40

That's true, but the size of the umlauts wouldn't have bothered me, because they are too small on the IBM Model F XT as well. And if IBM does it, it's ok.

In spite of IBM being IBM, the company DID make some mistakes here and there. One look at the XT layout is proof enough.

Ah ...... no, that's just a very, VERY bold circumflex accent. :lol: What I mean is the umlaut "U", which should be "Ü", but here they printed the lowercase version "ü". :roll: I noticed that one, too, but it was exceedingly obvious (as is the improper size for the three umlauted vowels). :lol: Als...

Ellipse wrote: ↑

21 Nov 2019, 05:45

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Can anyone guess the significance of the booklet product number in the bottom right corner of the front page?

I'm gonna go with "The IBM Personal Computer was released in August 1981.".

Keycaps on the other hand are not so great. Legends are sharp and dark, but they're all over the place. And a misprint takes the cake :lol: : (Who spots it first?) bull-4.jpg So... Germans appropriate the lowercase beta letter from the Greeks and now they take the uppercase lambda as well?!?!?!?! :...

DMA wrote: ↑

20 Nov 2019, 17:42

Now you MUST teespring the "I won DTA 2019 and all I've got was this lousy T-shirt" T-shirt, matt3o.

I nominate DMA for "Best retort of the year".

Ellipse wrote: ↑

20 Nov 2019, 22:28

The keyboards have arrived! Will post photos later.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!!

Er... I mean... nice to know.

Below is the proposed factory default function layer for all keyboard variants. Please let me know your feedback: Now's the time to recommend default function layers and other xwhatsit configurations! … Ok, so this what I intend to do on the F77: F77_possible_layout.png - Yes, I'm going with a TIE ...

JP! wrote: ↑

19 Nov 2019, 18:20

I recently picked up an elusive SSK with stockbroker keys (1395217). Sorry for the potato quality pics. Will need a bolt mod but more than likely a new barrel plate

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Enjoy repairing it. Then enjoy USING it.

Fkazim wrote: ↑

19 Nov 2019, 11:49

I have finally joined the SSK club with this grey label SSK with blue sublegends.

Got it for a reasonable price too. Overall I'm so happy. Have also posted this image in stuff you just brought thread.

Most excellent. Enjoy!

matt3o wrote: ↑

18 Nov 2019, 08:37

please guys, do not "maybe" or "refrain from nominating" or "not nominate". You either nominate or not

I'm trying to be diplomatic here.

I would like to nominate redmaus, in the category "The early bird gets the worm.", for his massive haul from Computer Reset. See https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22055 I would have liked to nominate karlmartin95 as well, but I came in too late. May I suggest the category "Chance favors th...

Done.

Finally, TODAY I received my package. Most certainly with very little thanks to Correos de Chile (which held up the package for no good reason for more than a month). SKB75-1.jpg The build was a mess. Many mistakes were made (all of them mine). But, as of a a couple hours ago, my son's SKB75 is in o...

That depends on which English UK layout you cater to. The keys are are different on US-ISO, and on UK-ISO layouts on PC and Macintosh. I am quite aware of that . BTW, there is a horizontal line instead of wavy tilde symbol ~ in the render. Indeed. Last night, I dismissed that thinking it was just a...

Lbibass wrote: ↑

23 Oct 2019, 04:09

depletedvespene wrote: ↑

23 Oct 2019, 03:38

Also, the R3 key to accompany the vertical Enter should be \|, not #~.

No, not really.

Yeah, it totally is and, like, stuff.

The base kit is missing an alpha key: you have a short left Shift (for ISO keyboards), but not the 1U alpha key that should go between it and Z.

Also, the R3 key to accompany the vertical Enter should be \|, not #~.

Also also, you have the 1.5U R2 \| key twice (and with the same color).

I hate all big budget movies nowadays. Always the same shit story in different clothes, dumbed down for a global market. The last big budget movie master piece was probably Starship Troopers, and that was only possible because it was such a nasty hidden troll in a sci-fi flick. ... master piece? St...

I hate all big budget movies nowadays. Always the same shit story in different clothes, dumbed down for a global market. The last big budget movie master piece was probably Starship Troopers, and that was only possible because it was such a nasty hidden troll in a sci-fi flick. ... master piece? St...

mr_a500 wrote: ↑

21 Oct 2019, 15:46

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I also hated Lord of the Rings, Forest Gump and E.T. (... fuck E.T.! Go home, you shrunken bastard!)

I still fail to understand why no one seems to notice he got abandoned because he was strolling at night through some woods, naked. What the HELL was he doing?

PlacaFromHell wrote: ↑

20 Oct 2019, 23:01

Ozric wrote: ↑

20 Oct 2019, 22:41

Ketchup is a perfectly reasonable and tasty thing to put on spaghetti.

You should be banned of the entire internet

More like off Planet Earth the entire Solar System.

… I am liquidating a large warehouse in Houston filled with vintage computers and video games, as well as LOTS of vintage mechanical keyboards. THIS IS NOT COMPUTER RESET IN DALLAS … !!! CR became so famous, other warehouses must indicate they're a different one. I have found: …………… Woah. I'd love ...

mr_a500 wrote: ↑

16 Oct 2019, 16:30

Soylent green is people!

When I eat people, I prefer the unprocessed free range kind. It's better for you and much tastier.

Says the guy who's never tasted low-fat Soylent Neon Green.

When I was a kid I lived in a street where at some point there was an infestation of pharaoh ants. They're very tiny and get absolutely EVERYWHERE, even in things with closed lids, like jam jars. There wasn't a meal we ate that didn't have ants in it, they even got into your drinks. The council had...

Assuming that they indeed add a numpad equals key to the numpad on the pseudoergonomic keyboard... what is it going to send? The USB HID codes DO include a numpad equals scan code, but the keyboard layout tables in Windows do NOT support it. I sniffed my MS 4000. It sends the numpad =, numpad ( and...

BOTH: Ain't clear what "Clear" in the numpad is going to mean. Backspace? Delete? Unix-like ^U? Plain old NumLock (because that keyboard was made by a graphic designer using an Apple keyboard)? It sure looks an Apple-bred junior designer had done them ... The Clear key on Mac keyboards is Num Lock ...

Tagotis be upon... not us, but Microsoft. I can't believe I hadn't noticed before.

Look at the stagger on both units. (warning: can't be unseen)

BOTH: Ain't clear what "Clear" in the numpad is going to mean. Backspace? Delete? Unix-like ^U? Plain old NumLock (because that keyboard was made by a graphic designer using an Apple keyboard)? It sure looks an Apple-bred junior designer had done them ... The Clear key on Mac keyboards is Num Lock ...