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by headphone_jack
18 Nov 2023, 19:47
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: The mystery of DT's new owner - SOLVED
Replies: 315
Views: 9563617

Re: The mystery of DT's new owner - SOLVED

A result absolutely nobody could have seen coming. Here's hoping the site falls under community control again.
by headphone_jack
10 Aug 2023, 20:54
Forum: For sale
Topic: [WTS] MOVING OUT SALE
Replies: 1
Views: 1537

[WTS] MOVING OUT SALE

Hi all, As I'm moving out of my current house and moving into a college dormitory in the coming days, I figured I'd sell off some of my outstanding and unfinished projects to free up space in my storage unit. Most of these boards are in an UNFINISHED state and are priced accordingly. Cash is preferr...
by headphone_jack
19 Jun 2023, 06:37
Forum: Want to buy
Topic: WTB/WTTF IBM Model F 104 or F107
Replies: 0
Views: 3392

WTB/WTTF IBM Model F 104 or F107

US-PA

I have many boards/computers to trade, with many very high end vintage boards in my collection. I would prefer a direct trade of several boards in exchange for either of the two I'm looking for, but I can supplant with cash as needed.
by headphone_jack
18 May 2023, 04:46
Forum: For sale
Topic: WTS/T Teletype Model 80 keyboards, multiple available
Replies: 0
Views: 1711

WTS/T Teletype Model 80 keyboards, multiple available

Last March I acquired fourteen Model 80 Teletype keyboards. They were being stored in a shed, alongside plenty of other tech trash, outside of a long lines facility in upstate New York. Just my luck, squirrels had built a nest inside of the boxes, filling many of the keyboards with droppings and aco...
by headphone_jack
09 Apr 2023, 01:54
Forum: Want to buy
Topic: [WTB] Microswitch KB or RW switches
Replies: 0
Views: 1085

[WTB] Microswitch KB or RW switches

Hi all,
Looking for a couple replacement modules for a Microswitch reed module I have and am planning to convert. A few of the reeds themselves have leaked or broken from age and no longer register keypresses unfortunately. DM me any details or offers, looking for any I can get my hands on!
by headphone_jack
21 Feb 2023, 17:32
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: The mystery of DT's new owner - SOLVED
Replies: 315
Views: 9563617

Re: The mystery of DT's new owner - SOLVED

It's worse, I gave DT to the community but no one cared to run it. I have personally heard of multiple offers from community members to buy the site from you. Unless there is some kind of miracle clause specified in the contract where you got a new kidney for selling the site, your motivations seem...
by headphone_jack
12 Feb 2023, 19:17
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Early Industrial Model M
Replies: 19
Views: 5544

Re: Early Industrial Model M

Muirium wrote:
12 Feb 2023, 13:10
This is getting competitive fast! :lol:

For me, while those are great, the best looks are the SSKs. Pity there wasn’t a white on black SSK, that would be the big little boss.
You were saying? ;)
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by headphone_jack
03 Feb 2023, 14:48
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: IBM Model M Lifetime Discrepancy?
Replies: 20
Views: 4538

Re: IBM Model M Lifetime Discrepancy?

Microswitch's hall effect switches have rated lifetimes somewhere in the tens of billions, however due to their contactless nature I've seen suggestions that the true lifetime could be exponentially higher than this simply due to how long it would have taken to actuate a switch that many times. Eith...
by headphone_jack
02 Feb 2023, 22:37
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: IBM Model M Lifetime Discrepancy?
Replies: 20
Views: 4538

Re: IBM Model M Lifetime Discrepancy?

Switch testing is almost always capped only at how long the manufacturer is willing to test the switch itself. Given that Model Ms are sometimes still used in working environments, even today, it can be assumed that the switch reliability is much higher than IBM bothered to measure.
by headphone_jack
31 Jan 2023, 19:20
Forum: For sale
Topic: WTS EU-UK KPT84
Replies: 56
Views: 14617

Re: WTS EU-UK KPT84

another murium post, completely useless as always why don't you let the few people that bother to sell on this forum anymore use their own threads however they damn please, I don't think any semi-competent person could possibly misconstrue an old selling thread with missing items as anything other t...
by headphone_jack
10 Jan 2023, 01:41
Forum: For sale
Topic: (WTS/T) Jack's Selling Thread!
Replies: 33
Views: 9036

Re: (WTS/T) Jack's Selling Thread!

Price drop on the beamsprings!
by headphone_jack
07 Jan 2023, 04:17
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26261
Views: 6017751

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

This is the most excited that I've been about a keyboard in a long time. Picked this up locally for a cool $110. The seller said their father had bought it at auction and that it had been in use at NASA during the Apollo program. It feels absolutely amazing, and looks incredible. Expect a project so...
by headphone_jack
06 Jan 2023, 23:59
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Toshiba-branded Alps Bigfoot keyboard with red + clicky Alps switches
Replies: 42
Views: 22737

Re: Toshiba-branded Alps Bigfoot keyboard with red + clicky Alps switches

What an awesome find, great to see this years old mystery finally resolved. Would love a typing test!
by headphone_jack
02 Jan 2023, 00:46
Forum: For sale
Topic: (WTS/T) Jack's Selling Thread!
Replies: 33
Views: 9036

Re: (WTS/T) Jack's Selling Thread!

updated again!
by headphone_jack
30 Dec 2022, 03:09
Forum: For sale
Topic: (WTS/T) Jack's Selling Thread!
Replies: 33
Views: 9036

Re: (WTS/T) Jack's Selling Thread!

lozenges wrote:
29 Dec 2022, 02:05
Do you have a pic of the painted chicony? How is switch condition?
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The switches are in excellent condition, super clean and they feel very nice.
by headphone_jack
28 Dec 2022, 22:42
Forum: For sale
Topic: (WTS/T) Jack's Selling Thread!
Replies: 33
Views: 9036

Re: (WTS/T) Jack's Selling Thread!

bump, added new items!
by headphone_jack
27 Dec 2022, 20:14
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Does anyone else feel the lack of a fullsize option ruins the Model F repro?
Replies: 63
Views: 17059

Re: Does anyone else feel the lack of a fullsize option ruins the Model F repro?

I have never really been a fan of Ellipse's projects. His car salesman attitude that I've seen in communication with him has really put me off delving more into his boards. I listed my F77 for sale less than a week after getting it just because I was so disappointed with the keyfeel. Hell, my rusted...
by headphone_jack
25 Dec 2022, 04:35
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Filthy Nasty Keyboards Thread!
Replies: 16
Views: 12026

Re: Filthy Nasty Keyboards Thread!

Some years ago I bought a lot of Model Ms that had been stored in a garage outbuilding for decades. This is the only picture that I have of the restoration process. The "crust" was a uniform 2mm deep across the entire board. You could feel it if you were typing in certain areas of the board, it actu...
by headphone_jack
05 Dec 2022, 18:59
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Deskthority Secret Santa
Replies: 35
Views: 10886

Re: Deskthority Secret Santa

Just let us know when you have a signup sheet open! The sooner the better, we all know how swamped the postal service can be around the holidays.
by headphone_jack
05 Dec 2022, 01:09
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Dell 316LT laptop
Replies: 8
Views: 3201

Re: Dell 316LT laptop

Probably my most egregious necro to date, but what switches does this come with?
by headphone_jack
02 Dec 2022, 18:33
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Deskthority Secret Santa
Replies: 35
Views: 10886

Re: Deskthority Secret Santa

Been waiting for a revival of this tradition ever since I joined this forum. I can ship within the USA. Happy someone is finally taking the reins!
by headphone_jack
07 Nov 2022, 00:29
Forum: Want to buy
Topic: [WTB] Northgate Omnikey 101P, 102P, Ultra-TP, Avant Stellar, ProXellent
Replies: 33
Views: 53944

Re: [WTB] Northgate Omnikey 101P, 102P, Ultra-TP, or Avant Stellar

FWIW, the programming chip doesn't die, it just isn't compatible with modern versions of Windows. I wager it'd work with anything pre-Vista, but that's just me spitballing.
by headphone_jack
06 Nov 2022, 22:04
Forum: For sale
Topic: [EU-NL][H] Sun Microsystems Type 5c [W] Free!
Replies: 7
Views: 2756

Re: [EU-NL][H] Sun Microsystems Type 5c [W] Free!

There's an MX black version (although this might be a clone), a peerless version, and I believe there's even been a 4th gen FLS version documented.
by headphone_jack
06 Nov 2022, 20:23
Forum: For sale
Topic: [EU-NL][H] Sun Microsystems Type 5c [W] Free!
Replies: 7
Views: 2756

Re: [EU-NL][H] Sun Microsystems Type 5c [W] Free!

Which switches does this have? There are quite a few variants. Beautiful board!
by headphone_jack
04 Nov 2022, 20:25
Forum: News
Topic: Cherry MX Black Clear Top (Nixie Blacks)
Replies: 12
Views: 8345

Re: Cherry MX Black Clear Top (Nixie Blacks)

Reposted from another thread: Wow, clear top MX blacks. Wake me up when Cherry does something actually interesting. I mean, what do people think makes nixies so special? Heavy use over many years combined with unworn housing tooling is the working theory as far as I understand it. My guess with thes...
by headphone_jack
04 Nov 2022, 19:09
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Nixies are back, and The Verge references Chyrosran22 :)
Replies: 6
Views: 2012

Re: Nixies are back, and The Verge references Chyrosran22 :)

Wow, clear top MX blacks. Wake me up when Cherry does something actually interesting. I mean, what do people think makes nixies so special? Heavy use over many years combined with unworn housing tooling is the working theory as far as I understand it. My guess with these repros is Cherry just used t...
by headphone_jack
20 Oct 2022, 22:13
Forum: News
Topic: Cherry MX Ergo Clear
Replies: 21
Views: 15735

Re: Cherry MX Ergo Clear

New cherry switch? :roll: Anyone who's hyped about these hasn't been paying attention for, oh, about 40 years or so. Cherry has very consistently made mediocre to downright horrendous switches, and these are going to be no different than the MX retools that came before it. I guess it's slightly easi...
by headphone_jack
18 Oct 2022, 23:22
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Teardown - new Ellipse beamspring switches!
Replies: 19
Views: 4226

Re: Teardown - new Ellipse beamspring switches!

Ellipse himself admitted that these switches have reliability issues, specifically with the flyplate detaching from the beam spring. And when Ellipse admits something is wrong, you can bet that the actual problem is far more prolific. I can't recall if he was using the exotic alloys IBM used or not,...
by headphone_jack
16 Oct 2022, 22:13
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Linotype CRTronic 360 Keyboard
Replies: 6
Views: 6207

Re: Linotype CRTronic 360 Keyboard

God damn, what an absolutely gorgeous computer and keyboard. Gotta love European design!

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