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My point is that you've already adequately called him out. Now you're being a nuisance to other users, not just Joe. How does that help anyone on DT?


It doesn't, but he doesn't care. He's got such a blind hate on that he is only interested in tearing Joe down, and he doesn't give a single ...

All right, ENOUGH!

I don't know why you insist on bashing Ellipse every chance you get, but KNOCK IT OFF! You think the guy's a slimeball. Fine. We get it. You don't have to keep throwing it in his (and our) face!

If you don't think he's a reputable businessman, then don't buy from him. But leave ...

Heh...looks like the font, while hand-drawn, was drawn to look like a font called Gorton, named after the company that built engravers for it: https://aresluna.org/the-hardest-workin ... collection

I agree. At this point I think the closest I can get is keycaps that match in color but have no legends. Not a huge issue for me since I'll know which key I'm on due to the landmarks. But I would love some with legends. Probably not enough that I try to make some a la the keymacs youtube channel ...

I understand that those are double shot keycaps and that custom keycaps would be printed or dye sublimated or something similar. But I'm looking to get as close as I can given the limitations.

Those keycaps look great., and even multiple profile sculpted on the main keyboard. Yay!

Would it be possible to obtain (through a custom commission from the maker, if necessary) similarly sculpted keycaps for F13-F24 and the left hand 10 key cluster? And the specs for the font used, so we can make ...

I need to make up a set of keys for the B122 that duplicates the IBM PC3270 keyboard.

Yay!

What does that mean for a delivery date estimate?

ritter wrote: 28 Nov 2024, 01:31
I presume its so that you can rip off the tape and put in more modules, in case you want keys there.

Wouldn't that require cutting the outer case, though? That can't be easy to make look good. And the matrix would need to include traces for those keys...

OK, dumb question time. What's the purpose of the extra holes, if you're going to cover them with tape?

Huzzah! Looking forward to finally getting mine...this M122 is OK, but typing on my 3279 has given me the wish for the real thing.

Which USB-B? The original square, the mini that nobody uses any more, or the micro that's still hanging on?

Me, I prefer USB-C, anyway. Easier to deal with.

And I know Wendell (and have done a video with him)...might ask his opinion on the subject.

I've been doing work on Hercules with a real 3279 and its keyboard. It's been a revelation compared to my M122. The touch is much lighter, with a longer travel past the actuation point. I'm really, really hoping that the beam spring Ellipse is making feels just like it. I don't care about the sound ...

I'm waiting with bated breath to see an actual 122-key version of this, completed...

Muirium wrote: 01 Feb 2024, 15:12 DOESN'T WORK UNLESS TYPED IN UPPERCASE, RIGHT?

You got it. JCL must be in uppercase, at least on versions of the IBM mainframe operating systems I work with. So yeah, caps lock is vital.

//RPFSETUP JOB (5161A020,1A11),'SET UP RPF MAYNARD',CLASS=S,MSGCLASS=X,
// MSGLEVEL=(1,1),NOTIFY=MYNRJR
//RPFKEY EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD DUMMY
//SYSUT2 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS1.PARMLIB(RPFKEY00)
//SYSUT1 DD *
RPF.V1R2M0.SRPFPROF
HELP=RPF.V1R2M0.SRPFHELP

//

genericusername57 wrote: 22 Jan 2024, 08:10since you have the unused Caps Lock-key to switch layers you don't have to change your hand placement to use them

Good points, but I must quibble with this one: you may not use Caps Lock, but I do, especially when, for example, entering JCL to build a job to run on the mainframe.

60% really speaks to me because the alpha block is by far the biggest part of a keyboard, even for 120+ key battleships. Layer it and you’ve got an enormous palette for placing your extended functions. All in a neat, portable and symmetrical package.


The problem to me - aside from the fact that ...

genericusername57 wrote: 14 Jan 2024, 15:39 I never miss F-keys or the delete-home-end-cluster

Yeah, and my mainframe work needs all 24 F-keys...and the delete, end, PgUp, and PgDn keys are ones I use all the time.

100% agree. I have one on a shelf and it's very smooth and satisfying to press, but much too heavy for me to use for any prolonged time. The new Models F are much nicer to type on for me due to the lighter weighting. I have never tried a beamspring keyboard but look forward to getting my ...

Looking forward to finally getting it...in the meantime, I've acquired a real IBM 3279 with keyboard.

I said for a long time that the Model M, no matter how great people think it is, is just too heavy a touch for me. Playing with the 3279 refreshed me on what I actually liked. (I'm an old IBM ...

Thanks! It turns out that the housing dimensions changed very slightly, and that clip *almost* works - but works well enough on the original housing, so I swapped the good clip I had for it and used that on the new housing.

I have acquired a 3279 terminal with keyboard. The keyboard is intact, mostly...but it is missing its space bar and the catch that holds the palm rest door closed. I'm looking to buy both.

And no, I'm not interested in selling. I have the equipment needed to actually use the 3279 as a terminal.

Let me give you an example: I will never again give the Ford Motor Company a dime of my money, even indirectly. They screwed me over pretty badly on the only two new vehicles I ever bought from them by not standing behind them after the sale. (I can tell you a horror story about the manual ...

Why you would object to the issue being raised repeatedly -- at least until a reasonable response is given -- is beyond me.
Are you generally a proponent of giving up if someone gives you the runaround? I would assume not :)


Because it's clear that Ellipse is not going to change his methods, no ...

So sayeth the fanatic who must always have the last word. (I'm certain he'll reply to this message just so he can have the last word again. Cue You're So Vain .)

Do you enjoy being nasty to people? And if so, why? It's not a very nice way to be.

No, not particularly. It takes a lot to get me ...

an_achronism wrote: 13 Jul 2021, 14:23 It's been quite the ride.

So sayeth the fanatic who must always have the last word. (I'm certain he'll reply to this message just so he can have the last word again. Cue You're So Vain.)

I have a Memorex Telex 3270-style terminal coming from eBay in a couple of days. Got a keyboard to go with it. Man, this thing is a piece of crap to type on, even compared to a scissor switch Apple.

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It stinks of cigarette smoke, and I'd love to ...

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That name seems very familiar. Hercules mailing list? I'm still waiting for that VM hobbyists' licence to materialise. D:


Guilty as charged. Indeed, the project that got me into this (which I just need to do final assembly on) is something I'm calling a 360/64, an M122 with a ...

Oh, FFS.

Give it a rest.

Everyone knows what you think of his business practices. Quite frankly, in his position, I too would have concluded you're out to harass and cut off all communication with you long ago.

You, Sir, fit Churchill's definition of a fanatic: someone who can't change his mind ...