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Speaking of black and blue... I went with a '00s ThinkPad vibe for this M13:

Imho, I think one of the nicest combo of keeb and keycaps lately seen around. Kudos to you mate. Really a cute sample.... I'm generally a fan of beige kbs over black, but I do have to admit this looks very cool. Aye! Coming from a beige lover, the combo here is awesome! Same here. Although well, it...

WoB and blue mods on a Unicomp Mini M:

DT has its own Discord, in fact! The subreddits I moderate, r/ModelM and the recently minted r/ModelF, have a combined Discord. Although as the name implies, it's very much IBM orientated. IBM Alps keyboards, beam spring keyboards, ThinkPad keyboards, even Selectric typewriters, etc., are more than ...

Wow, such a great heritage so worthily represented can't pass unobserved. knowing the passion you're putting into all this, i'am sure new features are just awaiting to pop up very soon. After all, beyond pixels there's something even more advisable, something to be printed and framed, for instance....

So, I recently acquired this cool gem that I’ll be scanning at the earliest convenience. Unfortunately, this document is rather non-technical, but there’s some useful info inside including details on how to use the drivers that would have came with the trackball-equipped Model M5-2 (IBM Enhanced Key...

Indeed, I found out too only yesterday. I'm sure we all can give our thanks to Neil for keeping the Model M spirit alive after IBM and Lexmark had lost faith. R.I.P.

IMG_1960.JPG Seems they've also plugged another issue I found during my testing. The controller board on my prototype could move around a lot when trying to plug or disconnect a USB cable in/out. Seems they've modified the guide 'stalks' on yours to prevent it (mine, below, are just straight by com...

I believe that Chyros concluded that the M13's made in the Mexican plant were up to snuff with the other Model M's at the time insofar as manufacturing quality was concerned. Though the keycaps are still pad printed, so unfortunately even though they look quite nice they'll eventually wear off with...

I bought it for ~£20 (I think) last year and I'm finally getting around to playing with it again. The most I've done with it is gotten it to handshake with Windows 10 over serial and made it beep. The device itself seems to be a rebrand of a Labtec (later 3DConnexion) Spaceball 4000. I'm going to ev...

https://www.cherrymx.de/en/blog/cherry-mx-ultra-low-profile.html https://www.cherrymx.de/_Resources/Persistent/49e6bbb252bea65cb96b7f90c0b72719041682ef/MX_Comparsion_No_Watermark-1250x588.jpg Takeaways: * 1.8mm total travel * 45cn for actuation, 65cn for tactile * (Unique) SMD mount * Will make thei...

Downplay it, I say. Maybe even make it invisible to all but the liked post’s writer themselves. A thank you rather than an invitation to grandstand and troll like we see dominate elsewhere. Agreed. That would go a long way to help the writer of a given post know their post is appreciated/acknowledg...

+1 for dark mode, +2 for an option between modes. Everyone will be happy.

Years back I was a moderator for a couple of pretty niche forums (one was fountain pens, but I digress)... and when I came across Deskthority I was impressed by the quality of this community. I then noticed that DT was seeking a new owner, I was intrigued and reached out to the admins. Glad you lik...

webwit wrote: ↑

16 Mar 2021, 12:41

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How times have changed, eh?

Indeed, welcome to the chair, Oliver!

I look forward to seeing what you'll bring to the table and learning more about you. Big thanks to the previous owners for their dedication over the years, and I remain (hopefully understandably) cautiously optimistic for the future!

Geez dude, no need to be a jerk about it. From sharks other comments he helped identify some bugs in the anti ghost code at extreme high rollover among other things. Sounds like standard pre-release/beta testing to me. My goodness Unicomp will never please people no matter what they do with the bot...

wobbled wrote: ↑

09 Mar 2021, 22:08

How did you manage to get your hands on the prototypes?

Unicomp approached me to critically review the Mini M to find any outstanding issues and review from my perspective.

How's the build quality? Also the legends for the windows key and context menu looks off. Maybe it's just me. I do like the lock lights though. It's pretty good. This is a prototype keyboard and the right Windows key alignment is a known issue that's already been fixed (chyros' example, which is a ...

Whilst certainly not as valuable as a Mopar, I'll take the distinction of posting the first Mini M (well, prototype of) nu SSK on this thread.

Keybug wrote: ↑

07 Mar 2021, 21:47

The mind boggles!!

It has finally become a reality.

Indeed! If you're curious, I've touched base on a prototype: viewtopic.php?f=45&t=25313. Chyros has also done an unboxing video on another prototype too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ48wTg0YDc.

This is my favorite TV show when I was a teenager! I remember watching every episode. And now I only remember some of the characters, and I probably don’t remember the plot, because I’ve watched so many different films. You should definitely watch this show again! This has always been my favourite ...

Minor update: I've added a photo of the backplate at the end. (warning: it's very anticlimactic! )

Model M in Stargate SG-1: Season 2, Episode 15 - "The Fifth Race". Seen around 16 and a half minutes in, during the scene where Jack O'Neill is entering new Stargate addresses into the computer.

About a month ago, I was contacted by Unicomp to help critically review a prototype of the now-March coming Mini M. This is my article on my experience with the Mini M over the last three weeks, some details of the Mini M's new features, and how/what I reported to Unicomp as things to fix/improve! T...

Get new colleagues.

On a different subject, I was looking around their site and noticed the following: Note: The Classic Trackball keyboards are temporarily unavailable. Check back in the 3rd quarter of 2021. Sorry about the inconvenience. https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/category/ClassicTrackball I wonder if Unicomp h...

Donated. I hope to donate a bit more in a few days time.

* They got rid of the gaudy icons on the lock light label * They are using multiple colours on the keycaps, not just for the embedded numpad, but also for Alt and the Numpad keys. This is a nice touch, and reverses a cost cutting measure that dates back to the Lexmark days. Aye, my article coming l...

Oh, this is awesome!

I'll spread the news since I know a lot of people who would be interested in this. Cheers, Mu!