I would be amazed if the PCB is salvageable - but I would be deliriously happy to be proved wrong.
On the bright side, replacing it with a new one isn't difficult nowadays.
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- 05 Jan 2021, 02:10
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Beamspring from Hell Restoration Log
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4721
- 09 Apr 2020, 19:50
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Alternate Reality IBM colours
- Replies: 49
- Views: 12716
Re: Alternate Reality IBM colours
Two thoughts spring to mind:
1. You can already buy black cases from unicomp
2. I wonder if we approached them with an MOQ they'd be willing to stamp out some of these in custom colours.
I'd love the yellow
1. You can already buy black cases from unicomp
2. I wonder if we approached them with an MOQ they'd be willing to stamp out some of these in custom colours.
I'd love the yellow

- 31 Dec 2019, 18:20
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
- Replies: 4472
- Views: 455766
Re: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
Got the board without more couple days ago. In my first thought, its a 5251 beam spring or some kinda variant, but now I know it's not. Its much shorter than a nornal 77-key beam, more like being from a nondetachable device with case gone, so anybody here could give some help for identifying? Thank...
- 31 Dec 2019, 18:16
- Forum: Deskthority talk
- Topic: DT Update Log and TODO
- Replies: 448
- Views: 61031
Re: DT Update Log and TODO
I have to be honest, I really wish that we had this website in usenet format 

- 19 Nov 2019, 15:13
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Convert&Restoration project of IBM 3742 beamspring keyboard
- Replies: 40
- Views: 7790
Re: Convert&Restoration project of IBM 3742 beamspring keyboard
Try the beamspring.dip file here:
https://github.com/redvers/modelf
For some reason I can't get a working diptrace here so I can't verify it. Let me know if it's good / bad.
Red
https://github.com/redvers/modelf
For some reason I can't get a working diptrace here so I can't verify it. Let me know if it's good / bad.
Red
- 18 Nov 2019, 22:38
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Convert&Restoration project of IBM 3742 beamspring keyboard
- Replies: 40
- Views: 7790
Re: Convert&Restoration project of IBM 3742 beamspring keyboard
Yay - I'm glad to see another one of these in the wild.
... and defect my ass DMA - it worked perfectly here
(I set the min and max as opposites of each other so they were never true).
I can probably track down the original diptrace files if you give me a little while...
... and defect my ass DMA - it worked perfectly here

(I set the min and max as opposites of each other so they were never true).
I can probably track down the original diptrace files if you give me a little while...
- 10 May 2019, 22:38
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: tapwithus "keyboard"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2123
- 09 May 2019, 23:47
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: tapwithus "keyboard"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2123
Re: tapwithus "keyboard"
Day 4, 19wpm
- 03 May 2019, 19:55
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: tapwithus "keyboard"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2123
Re: tapwithus "keyboard"
Day 1.
3 hours total broken into a few sessions. I have all letters, numbers, and many symbols mostly° memorized.
°I say mostly because every so often my brain will <space> on a character and stop my flow.
I would estimate that when on a roll I'm at about 8 wpm.
3 hours total broken into a few sessions. I have all letters, numbers, and many symbols mostly° memorized.
°I say mostly because every so often my brain will <space> on a character and stop my flow.
I would estimate that when on a roll I'm at about 8 wpm.
- 02 May 2019, 17:17
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: tapwithus "keyboard"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2123
Re: tapwithus "keyboard"
You're not going to convince me I've made a bad investment today~! I'm way too excited for it to arrive.
I'll keep a log of my progress for the haters
<3
I'll keep a log of my progress for the haters

- 02 May 2019, 17:03
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: tapwithus "keyboard"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2123
Re: tapwithus "keyboard"
You may read that the moon has something to do with eclipses. I have never seen the moon yet. You do not see the moon. So near the sun, it is as completely inv The definition of word is "average length of a word in characters including spaces, numbers, and other printable characters". So that's 162...
- 02 May 2019, 06:51
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: tapwithus "keyboard"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2123
Re: tapwithus "keyboard"
Right - it's a chording keyboard.
Here's a video of someone doing 62wpm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI8X4JTBrew
Here's a video of someone doing 62wpm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI8X4JTBrew
- 01 May 2019, 02:51
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: tapwithus "keyboard"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2123
tapwithus "keyboard"
Since we're seeing people getting 60+wpm we can't call it a gimmick.
Anyone played with one of these?
I don't see it replacing my F-122 any time soon, but an input for my phone it may become?
https://www.tapwithus.com
Anyone played with one of these?
I don't see it replacing my F-122 any time soon, but an input for my phone it may become?
https://www.tapwithus.com
- 10 Jan 2019, 21:21
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: (Model MF) Remodeling the Model M (aka.. the Mara)
- Replies: 2148
- Views: 203781
Re: (Model MF) Remodeling the Model M (aka.. the Mara)
You called?

He's been away for a while, but I can contact him OOB if you need him.
Red
- 06 Jan 2019, 05:35
- Forum: Deskthority talk
- Topic: DT Update Log and TODO
- Replies: 448
- Views: 61031
Be still my little english-speaking, diacritic loving heart. <3Muirium wrote: ↑façade
- 05 Jan 2019, 05:38
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: wcass' Compact SSK: a review, reverse engineer, teardown, geek-out.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 6184
To be clear, my daily driver is an F-122 at full incline so I'm pretty much typing at a 45 degree angleMuirium wrote: ↑ Depends how much you can stand flatness, I suppose. I like my caps cylindrical and row contoured, so, for me, IBM caps on flatness is striking to the point of a straight up no-go.

- 05 Jan 2019, 04:11
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: wcass' Compact SSK: a review, reverse engineer, teardown, geek-out.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 6184
- 05 Jan 2019, 04:02
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: wcass' Compact SSK: a review, reverse engineer, teardown, geek-out.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 6184
The technology has existed for some time to make roll-up musical keyboards, and now foldable phones and displays are making debuts. Should it not be possible to use the same technologies to make flexible keyboard PCBs? I just haven't found the lack of curve to be any issue. Try it before you overco...
- 04 Jan 2019, 06:34
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: wcass' Compact SSK: a review, reverse engineer, teardown, geek-out.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 6184
Hey Red: does this board really lose nothing by dodging foam entirely? Are there any downsides at all in feel and sound? I uploaded some samples above. I may re-record them because I'm not really happy with how they sound compared to reality. The keyboard sounds amazing. much better than in the rec...
- 04 Jan 2019, 01:11
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: wcass' Compact SSK: a review, reverse engineer, teardown, geek-out.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 6184
After the kid goes to bed.Hypersphere wrote: ↑Could we get a typing video with sound?
- 03 Jan 2019, 21:45
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: wcass' Compact SSK: a review, reverse engineer, teardown, geek-out.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 6184
- 03 Jan 2019, 21:44
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: wcass' Compact SSK: a review, reverse engineer, teardown, geek-out.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 6184
wcass' Compact SSK: a review, reverse engineer, teardown, geek-out.
Greetings! Just over a week ago I received a package and in that package was wcass' unique Model F compact SSK. I've been using it as my daily-driver for about a week now. I've now gotten enough information to give a good, solid review and consent to tear it down and comment on its construction. Gee...
- 03 Jan 2019, 14:04
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: So I broke my Model M by cleaning it...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1821
- 03 Jan 2019, 14:01
- Forum: Want to buy
- Topic: Buckling spring keyboards
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2626
OP needs a bigger deskZedTheMan wrote: ↑Hey, it's all good! The battleship sized ones aren't for every desk, haha! Best of luck.

- 01 Jan 2019, 04:04
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
- Replies: 4472
- Views: 455766
- 31 Dec 2018, 23:57
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IDENTIFY THE KEYBOARD thread
- Replies: 4472
- Views: 455766
- 25 Dec 2018, 19:45
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: LED for switches
- Replies: 4
- Views: 693
- 20 Dec 2018, 23:32
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: What's in the box?!?!?! (IBM Industrial SSK)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2602
- 19 Dec 2018, 23:51
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Stupid Model F keycap questions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1413
- 19 Dec 2018, 22:07
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: IBM beam spring and vintage computing prices in general - speculators?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6983
Because if your hopping an interconnect it causes latency. It should be clever enough to say , ok that app is only using 4 threads , lets keep all them threads on node0. But if you have a massively parallel task that is not impacted by latency like a big ass render it should have access to all node...