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You need to use a computer running a 32 bit version of Windows,you can get a copy quite easily by downloading a Windows 10 .iso from Microsoft and using something like Win To USB to make a bootable thumb drive,then just install Changme and program the board,having to reboot to reprogram is kind of a...

Programming over PS/2 does not work in 64 bit Windows due to Microsoft changing a few things,you need to use a 32 bit version of your OS,easiest way is to download a copy of 10 from Microsoft,then make a bootable copy of it on a USB drive and program the board from there. VM's will not work.

Wouldn't Cherry Tools be the program you need? Though if it's PS/2 you will need to use a 32 bit OS to program it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Macintosh-Portable-cable-for-Trackball-Keyboard-Numeric-Pad-M5120-M5126/293504005581 You need some salmon Alps switches? You don't mind unsoldering them? You want some Alps-mount keycaps to go with them? You want to pay $11 for 63 (I'm pretty sure it's 63) keyswitches and c...

From what I've heard they're very solid keyboards for the price,logo is rather ugly though.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Kinesi ... Swcv9e5k4e

Seems like a decent deal

ddrfraser1 wrote: ↑

20 May 2020, 12:51

John Doe wrote: ↑

20 May 2020, 11:03

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-T ... 3809765164

Alps white, is it a good keyboard?

Not according to chyros. Pretty sure he reviewed this several weeks ago.

He did,he was neither kind nor polite in his description of it.

Rather old HP terminal.

Pretty reasonably priced AEKII as well.

BDN9 - 3x3 9-key Macropad sounds like what you want,you do need to buy switches and keycaps and then assemble it yourself.

Bluetooth option is here- https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=91890.0 ,it is a full controller replacement.

Ouch, this sounds painful. I have a VMWare machine running an old XP and I can use the keyboard normally with a PS/2 to USB converter, but I don't have access to a computer with a PS/2 port so I'm ultimately screwed as ChangeMe can't detect the keyboard. I'm guessing, even if I could add a controll...

You can reprogram them with Changeme running under 32 bit Win 10,and you can do that while booting from a flash drive. As far as the controller goes if it's anything like my Tipro made Cherry RC128BM the controller is soldered to the same pcb as the switches,I've been tempted to pull the pcb entirel...

The plate is the top part of the case,the switch clips to the edges of the opening.

I have solderin equipement i just want help with diy kit that fits cream switches and is not that expensive Simplest answer is the GMMK tkl which can be ordered without switches and fits the switches you want,it's also hot swap so no soldering needed,downside is that the software to program it is a...

Copy/paste of my first post on the site- First off I want to thank you all for the sheer mass of info on this site,it has helped a lot. Secondly regarding the subject- I spent a good chunk of today swearing up a storm trying to find a copy of Xp to run the Cherry Tools so I could program the board,I...

John Doe wrote: ↑

10 Feb 2020, 04:51

I doubt the purpose of putting a lamp there? Is it convenient? No, blind your eyes.

From the note inside the board it's a retirement gag gift,they essentially took the guys old keyboard and turned it into a desk lamp.

I used MX Blacks for a few months on my RC128BM,I disliked them enough that I desoldered them and replaced them with blues,they weren't sandpapery though,just way too stiff.

We need a generous individual to buy that and ship it to Chyros for a review.

davkol wrote: ↑

28 Jan 2020, 15:35

Cherry RC128BM for $35 (ships from Texas)

Same seller also has RC80B's in stock,you will need a 32 bit copy of Win10,a PS/2 port, and Tipro's Changme software to program both boards.

MMcM wrote: ↑

17 Jan 2020, 15:27

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174158360537

No clue about the keyboard, but that Hirschmann MES 160 is an unusual choice.

That plug looks like something you'd attach to a flail.

I'm not sure what this thing is,but I'm pretty sure it's not a beamspring,I am rather curious about the 5 locks on the end of the board though.

Programming the PS/2 Tipros is a bit of a pain,I documented the method I used in my first post here- viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18949 , it's annoying but it works,I keep an old mini itx box with 32 bit Win 10 on it for when I need to redo mine.

Apple Adjustable Keyboard with the Numpad included,gotta be honest,I'm hoping one of you grabs it before I lose the will to resist.

Quadex Q 5000 ,not sure what kind of switches but it looks old and is kinda huge.

Old ergonomic board with what looks like white alps,a big ass 2U Esc key,and a big ass Enter.

Alps Electric KCLBA013 green alps and uses what looks like a speaker plug to connect to the computer.

The Sord has amazingly nice keycaps.

You could mount the two halves of a Quefrency together in a single plate and get a 65% with 10 macro keys on the left side.

Looks nice! If I had one of these, I probably wouldn't even have considered building my own keyboard. Only problem is availability, and also the win 32bit only support for changeme. When I first had the idea of using tipro MID boards as a split keyboard config, I was looking for 64 keys modules, bu...