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Ok, here is the "after pics of the ADB cable.

So, adventures in Retr0Briting today. I did the space bar.

Before:

https://i.imgur.com/i6OxVS1.jpeg

After:

https://i.imgur.com/2HajYem.png

I used the "indoor" method I found on YouTube. Took the space bar. Threw it in a quart freezer bag and added 3% hydrogen peroxide into it. Squeezed the ...

I assumed the stems snapped off. But the switches looked very grey to me. Maybe it's just the lighting in the photo. I thought maybe this was some AEK variant not documented in the wiki. I guess I was wrong.

Here is the eBay listing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334926278462

Pic of switches:

Doh! That's my thread. I need to use search more.

The title pretty much says it all. If I retrobrite my AEK or AEK II, will it cause the Apple logo to fade?

The "port" is actually still inside the the keyboard. This is just the plastic connector. It looks like the plastic cracked and snapped off. If I look inside the port, I still see all the wires.

I was thinking about doing an internal ADB to USB conversion. I'd ideally want to convert it to a USB-C ...

So, where has everyone gone?

Oh, that sucks. That wiki has a lot of useful info in it.

Someone on Facebook Marketplace was selling a "Vintage Apple Keyboard" for $20.00. It was an AEKII. I had the seller pull a keycaps and lo and behold, salmon switches!

I drove an hour each way, came home and plugged it in. And, it worked. But it was pretty dirty.

I wanted to clean the tops of each ...

I have an Apple Extended Keyboard II with the white Mitsumi linear switches. They're not my cup of tea. I'd like to trade it for an AEK II with Salmon switches.

Giving a 500 error

Unicomp keyboards don't cost $100 anymore either.


Sadly true. I paid $104 for my New Model M. Now they cost $150.

$150 is a tough pill to swallow, when you can get a pretty decent keyboard from a company like Keychron for around $100. Obviously it's not a buckling spring Model M. But it's ...

I don't understand why soldered keyboards cost more than ones with hot swap sockets.

You cannot compare products targeted to Germany with products targeted to China (which possibly may also be sold to G7 countries). There is very likely a difference in the level of support / warranty. But one ...

All types of hot-swap sockets I've seen have been surface-mounted, and I think the process of soldering them can be completely automated on standard equipment.

Well, the switches still need to be inserted to the sockets. But yes, in general, surface mount is cheaper.

But I'm responding ...

Expensive and not ergonomic.

There is an advantage to soldered switches. The connection between a switch and its receptacle will not fail.


I'm not big into switch swapping. If I am going to use a Cherry MX style keyboard, I will usually go for either Glorious Panda or Boba U4T. If I buy a ...

I'm looking at Das Keyboard's website and they have the new Das Keyboard 6 Professional, which they claim is the "ultimate typing experience."

But I feel like there is nothing here that makes it worth the price tag:

Pros:

1. Shine through keycaps that actually look nice, if you're into that sort ...

A lot of new keyboards coming out these days, especially from Chinese manufacturers, seem to all support USC-C wired with detachable cable, 2.4GHz wireless with 1000 Hz polling rate and Bluetooth connectivity for up to 3 devices. And they almost all run QMK+VIA.

Is there some new HID chip coming ...

I'm using the Nuphy Air75 V2 now over Bluetooth. It has QMK/VIA on it and that one hasn't set off any alarms. I'm not a huge fan of low profile keyboards. And I really don't like wireless keyboards. But it is what it is.

What's your firmware of choice?

vvp wrote: 13 Jun 2024, 21:39 ... or maybe USB Ninja uses QMK (like) descriptor when triggered as a keyboard.

Well that would suck. That would mean I can never use a USB QMK keyboard again.

I understand how it works. I just wonder why:

1. The updated controller was fine for months and suddenly it was not.
2. The software identified the mini-M as a USB Ninja, a hacking USB cable that can receive wireless commands to deliver a malicious payload. USB Ninjas are transparents to the OS ...

USB devices need software device drivers to work. Operating systems support a bunch of generic or common devices out of the box. Otherwise, the USB stick, keyboard, hard drive, scanner, etc. has device driver software built in. If the OS doesn't recognize the device, it queries if a driver is ...

Such is the state of cybersecurity these days. Risks are too high to entertain your fancy custom keyboard. I don't blame them at all, sadly, they have an impossible job to fend off the bad actors and keep the company functioning at the same time.

Sucks though for sure.


I just wonder what set ...

I wonder if the USB Ninja uses a RPI2040 Microcontroller.

I've been using my Mini M for years on my work laptop. I bought a new RPI2040 based controller for it and flashed QMK/VIAL on it within weeks of QMK/VIAL getting released.

Today, I am typing away, and some security tool tells me it disabled my network access for my protection. I get kicked off of ...

I think part of the reason for those lock lights may have been because they were using a generic ALPS circuit board they used when making keyboards for a number of vendors. I know my ADB to USB converter will throw on the Caps Lock and Numlock lights when used on a PC.

Another point in favor of a New Model M vs Old Model M. If you get a New Model M with an RPI2040-based controller, you can flash QMK/VIAL on it.

I know with the older models, you can get a Soarer's Converter. But that's an additional cost. QMK/Vial is free, once you get a 5.5mm hex screwdriver to ...

I'm thinking Matias is a pretty small outfit. I've had some email exchanges with their "engineer" and he told me that going forward, they want to use PBT as much as possible. I bought their PBT mouse and I really like it. The PBT won't get shiny as quickly. And the mouse is pretty light weight. I ...

I got an answer from Matias. It's their own custom profile designed to match other Alps boards.

Whatever it is, I like it.

I've been experimenting with different key cap profiles to see which ones I like the best.

The Tactile Pro/Quiet Pro profile seems to really work for me.

Is there an "Alps" profile used for keyboards that use Alps/Matias switches?