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by spongebob1981
26 May 2022, 17:38
Forum: For sale
Topic: [SOLD] IBM Displaywriter Spanish layout
Replies: 14
Views: 3096

Re: IBM Displaywriter Spanish layout

"theatre"?
by spongebob1981
21 Feb 2022, 17:03
Forum: For sale
Topic: [New link - please close] Spanish layout Displaywriter
Replies: 17
Views: 4685

Re: [Sold - Pending payment] Spanish layout Displaywriter

Sale fell through so it's back on the market. Now the actual owner created an account so (welcome him and) take a stroll through his post at viewtopic.php?f=55&t=26954.

Thanks and cheers!
This thread is now safe to close.
by spongebob1981
21 Feb 2022, 17:01
Forum: For sale
Topic: [SOLD] IBM Displaywriter Spanish layout
Replies: 14
Views: 3096

Re: IBM Displaywriter Spanish layout

Hey guys, it's the rightful owner, I was trying to sell it for him. I'll link my post to this one. Thanks for the concern =D
by spongebob1981
06 Aug 2021, 16:25
Forum: For sale
Topic: [New link - please close] Spanish layout Displaywriter
Replies: 17
Views: 4685

Re: [Sold - Pending payment] Spanish layout Displaywriter

I think it's a matter of preference.
I'm switching every day from Spanish to English and back, and it causes a lot of typos and errors.
I do find the English layout to be much more comfortable to code in, and to use shortcuts for tools. As always, YMMV
by spongebob1981
05 Aug 2021, 21:55
Forum: For sale
Topic: [New link - please close] Spanish layout Displaywriter
Replies: 17
Views: 4685

Re: Spanish layout Displaywriter

Sold, pending payment. It will be a few weeks, though.
by spongebob1981
25 Jul 2021, 02:45
Forum: For sale
Topic: [New link - please close] Spanish layout Displaywriter
Replies: 17
Views: 4685

Re: Spanish layout Displaywriter

Sell pending to a local.
by spongebob1981
06 May 2021, 18:52
Forum: For sale
Topic: [New link - please close] Spanish layout Displaywriter
Replies: 17
Views: 4685

Re: Spanish layout Displaywriter

Would taking PayPal or lowering the price help this move?
by spongebob1981
22 Apr 2021, 01:00
Forum: For sale
Topic: [New link - please close] Spanish layout Displaywriter
Replies: 17
Views: 4685

Re: Spanish layout Displaywriter

Sorry for the cripto requirements; my country would not allow for anything else. If this is not sold in a couple of months I could have another option but nothing until then.

Can't sell parts of it, I risk not selling the rest :shrug
Did not find the rest of the system either, sorry.
by spongebob1981
22 Apr 2021, 00:30
Forum: For sale
Topic: [New link - please close] Spanish layout Displaywriter
Replies: 17
Views: 4685

[New link - please close] Spanish layout Displaywriter

Hello! Being that I'm more of a lurker and not an active member of this community I know this would be kind of stretching my luck, but here we go. A good friend of mine found this in an unused old office and messaged me to ask what he found. After discussing his good luck, I offered to sell it for h...
by spongebob1981
01 Nov 2019, 15:52
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Would it be possible for someone to recreate the SKCM blue alps switch?
Replies: 61
Views: 26617

Re: Would it be possible for someone to recreate the SKCM blue alps switch?

Ok, crazy bomb of a thought but I'll just leave it here: group buy... for the whole machinery/molding. The most stupid kickstarter campaign ever.
by spongebob1981
31 Oct 2019, 14:45
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Would it be possible for someone to recreate the SKCM blue alps switch?
Replies: 61
Views: 26617

Re: Would it be possible for someone to recreate the SKCM blue alps switch?

I'm really curious, since we have someone putting in the work to recreate the 4704 model f keyboards. What would stop someone from remaking the SKCM blue alps switch, or even Make something like one of the old northgate keyboards (with blue alps switches)? it's almost 2020, Why has no one done this...
by spongebob1981
25 Oct 2019, 16:54
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Replies: 5297
Views: 1500767

Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread

That right shift plus \ combo looks like BTC to me. So slider over dome or foam and foil. Not 100% sure though.
by spongebob1981
27 Aug 2019, 18:47
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Chalky keycaps. (Chicony 9600 japanese)
Replies: 4
Views: 1572

Re: Chalky keycaps. (Chicony 9600 japanese)

Great to know, thanks!

In maybe 10 vintage kbs I managed to gather this far this is the first time I encounter this phenomena of different textures in the plastics. There's always some learning after this learning!
by spongebob1981
26 Aug 2019, 15:26
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Chalky keycaps. (Chicony 9600 japanese)
Replies: 4
Views: 1572

Re: Chalky keycaps. (Chicony 9600 japanese)

No damage at all.

I understand your point, you might be right. I hesitate because I have had PBT caps before and have not felt like this. Maybe these are just too clean? XD

See ya
by spongebob1981
23 Aug 2019, 16:52
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Chalky keycaps. (Chicony 9600 japanese)
Replies: 4
Views: 1572

Chalky keycaps. (Chicony 9600 japanese)

I just got a nice old Chicony 9600 with thin japanese keycaps. White ALPS. And they are in a good clean state so it's as nice as it can be :D But I'm afraid the keycaps feel kinda chalky, as in touching chalk in texture. The case has yellowed a little bit but not the keycaps. I'm starting to think m...
by spongebob1981
14 Aug 2019, 14:36
Forum: Workshop
Topic: MAGSEP switch
Replies: 11
Views: 4100

Re: Behold the first switch I ever designed.

I think you need to see this: http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/gcnc/ch1/
by spongebob1981
08 Aug 2019, 15:33
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Beamspring Switchplate Restore.
Replies: 18
Views: 5575

Re: Beamspring Switchplate Restore.

I had the money and was coming to terms to buy it for weeks. And you got it the day I decided to buy it. You are SO lucky :lol: At the end the life takes revenge on my luck, like the silver squared model M at 1000 ARS that I lost the last week. :cry: I'd say you still got a great deal. M's keep pop...
by spongebob1981
06 Aug 2019, 14:33
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Beamspring Switchplate Restore.
Replies: 18
Views: 5575

Re: Beamspring Switchplate Restore.

You got lucky! At least yours wasn't like this one I got a while back: _DSC5719 copy.JPG On yours, You could just put a light coat of rust preventing oil (like something lanolin based, though beware, your beamspring may then smell like a sheep) and wipe off the excess. How rare is find something li...
by spongebob1981
04 Apr 2019, 19:44
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: ISO users
Replies: 65
Views: 17295

Re: ISO users

That it never going to happen. My thoughts exactly. And I asked not to bee taken too seriously after all :lol: Production keycap prices are in cents and you want increase that price few times. And what about environmental aspect of this. Most keyboard users would be throwing away a lot of keycaps t...
by spongebob1981
03 Apr 2019, 14:33
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: ISO users
Replies: 65
Views: 17295

Re: ISO users

TLDR: down with base kits that only cater to U.S.A. users. Make the base set inclusive to most languages. As an enthusiast that has never bought a set (so my opinion should not be taken too seriously) I think that as consumers we are entitled to ask the few companies that make keycaps to start selli...
by spongebob1981
06 Mar 2019, 13:55
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Questions about keyboard programming.
Replies: 8
Views: 2981

Re: Questions about keyboard programming.

Then, divide and conquer. The best way to solve a complex problem is splitting it down into simpler problems and solve them one at a time. I'd say: get to the hardest part first. You need to veto or dismiss the whole project as impossible to solve as soon as possible. Succeding in that, you know you...
by spongebob1981
28 Feb 2019, 13:34
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Questions about keyboard programming.
Replies: 8
Views: 2981

Re: Questions about keyboard programming.

Of course a single bouncing will mess everything up. But it is unlikely you'll need to demo the unit working with a full page of text. You can type a short 20 characters message in that many seconds with a crude but functional debouncing. For instance, once you read a character, shut down detection ...
by spongebob1981
27 Feb 2019, 13:29
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Questions about keyboard programming.
Replies: 8
Views: 2981

Re: Questions about keyboard programming.

(...)I'm not making a PC keyboard so is fairly easier, but I will need some more information in the future with my personal projects. Spanish at the end. That's a mixed blessing. On one hand, if you are making an enigma machine for a school project, you can very well get off with a ridiculous dead-...
by spongebob1981
13 Feb 2019, 13:01
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Fixing a Commodore SX-64 keyboard - alternative to "Graphit 33" conductive spray?
Replies: 8
Views: 3510

Re: Fixing a Commodore SX-64 keyboard - alternative to "Graphit 33" conductive spray?

Over here at least, every major city has a place that sells and repairs tv remotes, maybe they can help you. If you look for a place like that (or one that repairs TVs for example) you may have it repaired for a few bucks. Rule of thumb: the older the technician is, the better. And, if everything el...
by spongebob1981
31 Oct 2018, 14:58
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Alps switch stuck
Replies: 5
Views: 1563

Try with desoldering braid cable.

Proba con "malla desoldadora".
by spongebob1981
16 Oct 2018, 14:57
Forum: Workshop
Topic: PlacaFromHell's Space Invaders 3101 keyboard.
Replies: 4
Views: 1641

Handwire. A PCB that size would be quite hard to acquire, let alone print! Also: with that many switches, bear in mind the chip you are going to use, you need a lot of pins there. Subscribed! esp: Cablealo a mano! Una PCB de ese tamaño te va a salir un ojo de la cara, y va a ser dificilísima de quem...
by spongebob1981
08 Oct 2018, 16:01
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Where to begin
Replies: 30
Views: 6224

I don’t think “pin gender” is a thing. Not when it comes to pin letters / ports. I have made keyboards with Soarer’s Controller before with success, running strobes and senses (his preferred terminology for rows vs. columns) without paying ports any attention.(...) It shouldn't be a thing, but some...
by spongebob1981
03 Oct 2018, 17:38
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Replacing Scroll Lock and Pause / Break
Replies: 21
Views: 5082

I'm a Sys Admin and I used the pause/break key VERY sparingly in my career. But those times where quite important. Finding out my keyboard does not have them right at those times is a sure ticket for the dumpster. Granted: I belong in a super slim sliver of demographics, but just FYI. And "at work" ...
by spongebob1981
01 Oct 2018, 14:25
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: IBM Beam Spring - MX mount
Replies: 54
Views: 17262

Nice! Hey, I foresee a quite cheap way to get them done! You know what machine, readily available commercially, could make such metal stems by simply copying 'em? Easily too! I'll give you a second to try to figure it out... A key copying machine. And if brass would be good enough, buying blank keys...

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