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by inmbolmie
12 Feb 2023, 22:16
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Early Industrial Model M
Replies: 19
Views: 5567

Re: Early Industrial Model M

webwit wrote:
12 Feb 2023, 19:27
:maverick:

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by inmbolmie
01 Feb 2023, 19:26
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: IBM Model M Lifetime Discrepancy?
Replies: 20
Views: 4566

Re: IBM Model M Lifetime Discrepancy?

At my current rate of usage and if I stick to the very same keyboard I am using now I should start worrying about the 25M mark at about a hundred years from now. And when that happens I imagine that I will have to... replace or restore the membrane and it should be good for a hundred years more. I f...
by inmbolmie
14 Jan 2023, 20:46
Forum: Workshop
Topic: IBM 4704 F107 Restoration
Replies: 22
Views: 5284

Re: IBM 4704 F107 Restoration

Nice job, and curious to see that fix with the rubber bands. I would suggest using polyurethane plastibands instead, as the rubber ones will wear off and release the pressure pretty quickly.
by inmbolmie
08 Jan 2023, 13:20
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: What if Buckling Springs were made into an MX form?
Replies: 7
Views: 1234

Re: What if Buckling Springs were made into an MX form?

In the case of Buckling Springs as I see it the key factor is low complexity. That is you just have the key, barrel, spring and flipper. Putting that into a MX package will involve more parts and complexity (and possibly losing dust resistance) and I don't see it worth the hassle.
by inmbolmie
25 Dec 2022, 15:30
Forum: Group buys
Topic: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project
Replies: 772
Views: 3565816

Re: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project

PeterQuines wrote:
25 Dec 2022, 08:51


Will the be no lock lights on the BSSK?

I see no lock lights on the official pictures @PeterQuines. Although a clarification would be nice on the ordering page as I imagine people will be ordering them alongside BSSK's nevertheless.
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by inmbolmie
17 Dec 2022, 19:53
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Save-a-Term: Use a regular PC keyboard with an original 5251/3278 terminal
Replies: 3
Views: 1777

Save-a-Term: Use a regular PC keyboard with an original 5251/3278 terminal

It has been a regular complaint from some owners of original 5251 and 3278 terminals without the matching beamspring keyboard the lack of a cheap replacement if you just want to use and enjoy the terminal. The original stuff is with a reason highly regarded and get pretty high prices well above that...
by inmbolmie
22 Nov 2022, 18:24
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Is there a way to add lock lights to a Terminal Model M?
Replies: 19
Views: 3568

Re: Is there a way to add lock lights to a Terminal Model M?

My solution: f122.png That's just a project box with the soarer converter inside, attached to the keyboard case with magnets so can be removed/shared easily. The keyboard is stock, the only modification needed is to attach the magnets inside the case with blu-tac, double-sided tape or similar. The k...
by inmbolmie
22 Jul 2022, 22:45
Forum: Workshop
Topic: 40 % Buckling springs keyboard
Replies: 29
Views: 72221

Re: 40 % Buckling springs keyboard

I'm not a 40% guy but this is an outstanding project, congrats!
by inmbolmie
03 Feb 2022, 22:26
Forum: Group buys
Topic: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project
Replies: 772
Views: 3565816

Re: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project

inmbolmie I am not sure what you are asking? There is no extra clearance for the first round beam modules - the module touches the PCB which touches a thin layer of foam below the PCB. This foam touches the bottom of the case. The cases were designed to be the thinnest possible height while maintai...
by inmbolmie
03 Feb 2022, 11:03
Forum: Group buys
Topic: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project
Replies: 772
Views: 3565816

Re: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project

I would say that it would be more interesting to have a modern layout with a metal case "in the spirit" of the 3278/3279. A full repro made more sense in the case of the Model F, that had already pretty modern layouts and are "unobtainium" keyboards. Also considering the high clearance between the k...
by inmbolmie
21 Jan 2022, 15:06
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26262
Views: 8606063

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

I thought this was interesting. An eBay listing for a Model F122 metal upper cover and top screw fixing strip. Interestingly it’s an advanced order and the seller says the price may be high or low depending on their supplier price. https://www.ebay.com/itm/custom-ibm-model-f122-Metal-Shell-/4034207...
by inmbolmie
20 Jan 2022, 20:10
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Beam spring fly plate re-assembly tips?
Replies: 7
Views: 5332

Re: Beam spring fly plate re-assembly tips?

I would say that the toothpicks are good advice just for one switch, once, but in the end it is more practical to disassemble the entire switch if you have the right tools, because of the risk of bending the beam using toothpicks is higher than the risk of breaking anything with a full disassembly/r...
by inmbolmie
25 Sep 2021, 11:50
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: How much do you use context menu key?
Replies: 30
Views: 15514

Re: How much do you use context menu key?

When I was into gaming I used to rip it off the keyboard, as well as its cousin Windows keys. Now I only use vintage keyboards so it is less of a problem :mrgreen:
by inmbolmie
08 Sep 2021, 19:28
Forum: Marketplace Help
Topic: Where to buy Pro-Micro controllers / Aliexpress trouble
Replies: 6
Views: 8052

Re: Where to buy Pro-Micro controllers / Aliexpress trouble

Why not Ebay? Like this https://www.ebay.de/itm/253565177853

Local delivery and free shipping if I'm not wrong

There are tons of similar sellers over Ebay
by inmbolmie
31 Aug 2021, 09:40
Forum: Group buys
Topic: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project
Replies: 772
Views: 3565816

Re: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project

Interesting! I would buy this if [...] Yes, yes, yes, but are you not excited at all by the very fact that modern beamsprings exist? This is big news. Many of us have either tried a beamspring keyboard at a meetup or bought a single switch off eBay. Now there's a chance to get something even better...
by inmbolmie
27 Aug 2021, 08:58
Forum: Group buys
Topic: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project
Replies: 772
Views: 3565816

Re: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project

That's a possibility, but I would prefer a solution where you can actually see the keyboard like plexiglass or some other moulded transparent plastic. The problem with those is that you will need some exact measurements and it is unpractical to find any standard off-the-shelf solution that fits a p...
by inmbolmie
26 Aug 2021, 19:27
Forum: Group buys
Topic: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project
Replies: 772
Views: 3565816

Re: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project

I found that this fits perfectly over an 87-key 327x when not in use: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DTGG1NW/ That's a possibility, but I would prefer a solution where you can actually see the keyboard like plexiglass or some other moulded transparent plastic. The problem with those is that y...
by inmbolmie
26 Aug 2021, 19:12
Forum: Group buys
Topic: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project
Replies: 772
Views: 3565816

Re: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project

In one of chyros' reviews he claimed that the original beamspring designs were very susceptible to dust, and this was one reason Harris moved to buckling springs. Has there ever been verification of this dust sensitivity, and if so, how could we protect ourselves from this if we get one (or more) o...
by inmbolmie
24 Aug 2021, 23:02
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Share Your SEXIEST Vintage Boards!
Replies: 139
Views: 30431

Re: Share Your SEXIEST Vintage Boards!

shine wrote:
24 Aug 2021, 19:42
rare F's are sexy
That's just pornography
by inmbolmie
11 Jun 2021, 12:21
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Recreating the Lisp keyboard (10 years later)
Replies: 270
Views: 403723

Re: Recreating the Lisp keyboard (10 years later)

I thought the process had to be ridiculously complex, but the reality is beyond my imagination.

How in the hell do you manage to get rid of air bubbles? Are you using extra equipment not shown in the video like pressure pump/vacuum chambers?
by inmbolmie
04 Jun 2021, 15:05
Forum: Workshop
Topic: IBM 5251 terminal USB conversion (but not what you think)
Replies: 71
Views: 49224

Re: IBM 5251 terminal USB conversion (but not what you think)

There are no users I know currently with a 3486, but there is one user with a working 3477, that is a very similar model, so it should work but is untested. I'm not terribly familiar with those "modern" terminals but the DB15 is intended to be used with a Twinax T adapter that is autoterminated. So...
by inmbolmie
04 Jun 2021, 00:50
Forum: Workshop
Topic: IBM 5251 terminal USB conversion (but not what you think)
Replies: 71
Views: 49224

Re: IBM 5251 terminal USB conversion (but not what you think)

I've just got hold of an IBM InfoWindow II 3486, and came across this thread when looking for ways to interface with it. Would be PCBs posted above be a possible way to interact with it? And if so, would I just be able to connect it from the DB15 connector on the terminal to the DB-15 on the PCB, o...
by inmbolmie
21 May 2021, 15:21
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?

Rubber domes existed before, and had a large market share, but it was that late-90's pricing war that really destroyed all market share that mechanical keyboards had prior. I think that's about right. In a very general sense, if I see a keyboard with a Windows (95) key on it, I assume it's a rubber...
by inmbolmie
16 May 2021, 19:22
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26262
Views: 8606063

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Rubber dome, or kinda.
by inmbolmie
14 May 2021, 23:55
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26262
Views: 8606063

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

There is a sticker actually on the right hand side that says that it's property of the US government. I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt that it was some sort of NASA surplus since NASA used IBM, but there's nothing unique about the keyboard. You can make all the stickers yourself on your...
by inmbolmie
14 May 2021, 23:27
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26262
Views: 8606063

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Look how bad the paint job is. Too bad he couldn't leave well enough alone and sell it the way it was. If it really was NASA surplus it would have been worth a lot. Oh man, if that was a genuine Nasa item it would be for some grands, but now it is totally ruined, what a joke. But maybe it is only a...
by inmbolmie
01 May 2021, 12:29
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Ultrasonic Key Cap Cleaning - 2021 Edition
Replies: 15
Views: 3744

Re: Ultrasonic Key Cap Cleaning - 2021 Edition

Oh my, now I urgently need to purchase just another kitchen appliance... Thanks for the tip!
by inmbolmie
23 Apr 2021, 14:58
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26262
Views: 8606063

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

XMIT wrote:
23 Apr 2021, 13:59
I for one am looking forward to the inevitable post-COVID keyboard crash on r/mechmarket.
Really? I am ready to buy the dip! :lol:
by inmbolmie
22 Apr 2021, 11:13
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Space Cadet Keyboard on eBay
Replies: 96
Views: 17343

Re: Space Cadet Keyboard on eBay

I think this is one of the few things that is trully "collectible" besides its usability. It is usable only if you: a) Have the original LISP machine (almost impossible) b) You want to revive the good ol' times of UNIX hackers, GNU and such, and get the genuine experience of using X11 and Emacs prop...
by inmbolmie
21 Apr 2021, 22:43
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Space Cadet Keyboard on eBay
Replies: 96
Views: 17343

Re: Space Cadet Keyboard on eBay

MMcM wrote:
21 Apr 2021, 22:28
I have -- and not just for lolz -- connected a Space Cadet keyboard to a Raspberry Pi Zero.
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