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by keyboard Kultist
03 Oct 2021, 19:56
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: How do you store your keyboards?
Replies: 77
Views: 27155

Re: How do you store your keyboards?

I have about 200 boards now, and if I tried to do the glass display case thing the cost and space requirements would just be prohibitive. I mostly do the postal box thing, stacked vertically along a wall in the spare bedroom.
by keyboard Kultist
09 Aug 2021, 23:14
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Pain incarnate
Replies: 7
Views: 1713

Re: Pain incarnate

Ha Ha Ha Ha I had a similar experience at a local thrift shop. It was for sale for six dollars. I left it on the shelf.
by keyboard Kultist
07 Aug 2021, 20:58
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Which are the best alps clicky switches?
Replies: 31
Views: 5766

Re: Which are the best alps clicky switches?

Which are the best alps clicky switches? And which keyboard have it? For me nothing beats blue alps in good condition in terms of alps switches. I'm typing this on a blue alps board branded 'computerland' ( I have a history with them :-) ) Funny you should ask this. I've accumulated a somewhat emba...
by keyboard Kultist
09 Jun 2021, 02:22
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: How many keyboards?
Replies: 75
Views: 14173

Re: How many keyboards?

I'm at somewhere between 100 and 200 keyboards now....I....think... I keep meaning to write up a document describing the relevant features of each board. Partly for the pleasure of doing so ( I'd have to record which keyboard was used to type the description of what board too!) But things have gotte...
by keyboard Kultist
06 Jun 2021, 14:55
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Interested in the age demographic here
Replies: 15
Views: 2396

Re: Interested in the age demographic here

30s? 40s? 50s? Muwahahahahahaha!
by keyboard Kultist
03 Jun 2021, 02:05
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Dick Harris question/answer thread
Replies: 88
Views: 42469

Re: Dick Harris question/answer thread

Mr. Harris,

Many have expressed far better than I the gratitude we have for both the wonderful keyboards themselves and that you are taking time to answer all these questions.

Therefore I will just say thank you, and God bless.
by keyboard Kultist
29 May 2021, 20:14
Forum: Reviews
Topic: Glorious GMMK Pro review (Glorious Pandas)
Replies: 78
Views: 34409

Re: Glorious GMMK Pro review (Glorious Pandas)

I like and respect Tom. Thanks to his entertaining and informative videos I've
been inspired to try many switches and boards that I would not have otherwise.

Excelsior!
by keyboard Kultist
27 May 2021, 05:04
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Historical question - when did rubber domes eat the world?
Replies: 77
Views: 11353

Re: Historical question - when did rubber domes eat the world?

Mmmmm Doom. When I came to my present job back in the early 1990s I and a much more senior faculty member got into Doom. Good times.

Recently I got one of the free Doom variants and it's still great fun. I've been playing it using an Acer kb101A :-)
by keyboard Kultist
21 May 2021, 03:59
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Historical question - when did rubber domes eat the world?
Replies: 77
Views: 11353

Re: Historical question - when did rubber domes eat the world?

Hey! I use my vintage keyboards to write programs!!!!

In Fortran.

Because I like it like that.
by keyboard Kultist
19 May 2021, 15:15
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Bucking Springs, worth it?
Replies: 61
Views: 9311

Re: Bucking Springs, worth it?

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Well the way I heard it, a female employee gotten tired of a male employee, maybe her boss Sexually Harassing her all the time, in a fit picked up said KB and knock him out. She then continue working.

Talk about Well Made.
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And the keyboard was good too!
by keyboard Kultist
15 May 2021, 17:09
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Longterm Daily Drivers
Replies: 146
Views: 31377

Re: Longterm Daily Drivers

I have two computers at the office, one the laptop/docking station the University supplied me with; that one is so locked down I can't do much with so I brought in a godzilla class tower to actually get things done. For the laptop I use a black Unicomp Model M 122, and the tower a square badge IBM M...
by keyboard Kultist
13 May 2021, 21:11
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Could anyone tell me a bit more about these two numpads?
Replies: 23
Views: 3454

Re: Could anyone tell me a bit more about these two numpads?

They aren't. The weighting sucks ass and they aren't as exceptionally smooth as Chyros (and subsequently the entire vint keeb community) jerks them off to be. It's almost as if keyfeel is subjective and dependant on condition or something. Dude, I think you may be on to something! But nah, on secon...
by keyboard Kultist
16 Jan 2021, 02:10
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Fragile space invaders keyboards?
Replies: 5
Views: 1887

Re: Fragile space invaders keyboards?

I may have answered my own question. Today I decided that I would look at one of the space invaders boards that is nonfunctional. Picking up the box it was in, I found the bottom of the box wasn't secure and the board slid diagonally to the floor along the long axis. On picking it up I found several...
by keyboard Kultist
06 Jan 2021, 17:35
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: for the love of Fujitsu leaf spring-60% FLS custom keyboard with aluminum case
Replies: 22
Views: 7273

Re: for the love of Fujitsu leaf spring-60% FLS custom keyboard with aluminum case

Very nice! Fujitsu leaf spring are a lovely switch and this looks great.
by keyboard Kultist
28 Dec 2020, 22:46
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Y'all might hate me, but here's my problem ...
Replies: 36
Views: 5926

Re: Y'all might hate me, but here's my problem ...

I'm somewhere between 100 and 200 boards now. I don't have a problem!!!! The spare bedroom has plenty of room left.
by keyboard Kultist
09 Oct 2020, 18:39
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Fragile space invaders keyboards?
Replies: 5
Views: 1887

Re: Fragile space invaders keyboards?

Thanks for the reply. The two I got recently had lots of bubble wrap but it doesn't look as good as that.
by keyboard Kultist
06 Oct 2020, 16:56
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Fragile space invaders keyboards?
Replies: 5
Views: 1887

Re: Fragile space invaders keyboards?

Thanks for the response. I may do a little experimenting on the one that's in worse shape.
by keyboard Kultist
03 Oct 2020, 20:44
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Fragile space invaders keyboards?
Replies: 5
Views: 1887

Fragile space invaders keyboards?

Recently I've had some odd experiences with clicky space invaders keyboards. One arrived with a great number of key caps off, some switchs non functional, two switchs were actually broken, and two of the key caps had bits broken off and the bits were to be found attached to the switch housing. The s...
by keyboard Kultist
01 Aug 2020, 15:40
Forum: For sale
Topic: [FS] Cleaning off my shelves
Replies: 13
Views: 4252

Re: [FS] Cleaning off my shelves

As long as the keys are in good shape and send scan codes to the computer, I'd like to buy it from you. If you will pm me so we can discuss payment method :-)
by keyboard Kultist
31 Jul 2020, 04:44
Forum: For sale
Topic: [FS] Cleaning off my shelves
Replies: 13
Views: 4252

Re: [FS] Cleaning off my shelves

How is the condition of the switchs in the Chicony KB-5181 - Monterey Blue - $40 Honestly they feel pretty good. They feel smooth and there is no binding on off center key presses. There are just those few keys of V, H, and O that I was having some issues with when testing it out before I listed it...
by keyboard Kultist
30 Jul 2020, 21:03
Forum: For sale
Topic: [FS] Cleaning off my shelves
Replies: 13
Views: 4252

Re: [FS] Cleaning off my shelves

How is the condition of the switchs in the Chicony KB-5181 - Monterey Blue - $40
by keyboard Kultist
26 Jul 2020, 04:36
Forum: Want to buy
Topic: A case for a Tandy 3000
Replies: 6
Views: 2780

Re: A case for a Tandy 3000

PM'd
by keyboard Kultist
23 Jul 2020, 04:18
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Seen on ebay
Replies: 1
Views: 1680

Seen on ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rack-keyboard- ... SwmjdetxWU

Nice looking board if you can stand the tiny bezels.
by keyboard Kultist
21 Jul 2020, 17:22
Forum: Want to buy
Topic: A case for a Tandy 3000
Replies: 6
Views: 2780

Re: A case for a Tandy 3000

Yes, I'd never seen anything like it. At least the board inside is in great shape :-)
by keyboard Kultist
21 Jul 2020, 03:35
Forum: Want to buy
Topic: A case for a Tandy 3000
Replies: 6
Views: 2780

Re: A case for a Tandy 3000

Can you please mention how the case broke so others can be more careful when handling it? Sure. Now this case was extremely yellow, almost orange, so it must have been exposed to the sun or in some other bad environment for a long time. My plan was to take it apart and then either retrobrite it or ...
by keyboard Kultist
20 Jul 2020, 21:32
Forum: Want to buy
Topic: A case for a Tandy 3000
Replies: 6
Views: 2780

A case for a Tandy 3000

So I had this Tandy 3000, switchs in great condition but case very yellow and dodgy looking. Recently I got another in much better shape case wise, so decided to try to do a little work on the first one. As you might guess the case disintegrated in my hands and so I'm looking for a replacement case.
by keyboard Kultist
12 Jun 2020, 23:19
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Opening and cleaning SMK blue clicky switchs
Replies: 8
Views: 2767

Opening and cleaning SMK blue clicky switchs

Hey all, I recently got a keyboard with clicky blue SMK switches but there's a lot of binding and the switches are not close to as pleasant as those in my Siig minitouch. Chyros published some videos on how to clean and rejuvenate Alps switches, (many thanks Tom!) Does anyone have any advice on doin...
by keyboard Kultist
20 Feb 2020, 23:13
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Is it just me?
Replies: 20
Views: 6083

Re: Is it just me?

Why, I've been inspired by this thread to dig out a cherry mx black board I got from ebay a while back. The level of keyfeel pleasure is just as I remember.
by keyboard Kultist
18 Feb 2020, 00:32
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Do you type properly?
Replies: 81
Views: 21329

Re: Do you type properly?

Currently at my office I'm using an Apple Extended Keyboard (orange alps, yum). The homing bumps on d and k were bugging me so I swapped the key caps on f and d also with j and k. I was just thinking today that I ought to swap a lot of the keys around to discourage peeking....also to mess with a fri...

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