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Anyone else feel like a 6 year old who has been waiting 3 years for Christmas?

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.


I agree. At this point I think the closest I can get is keycaps that match in color but have no ...

kelvinhall05 wrote: 15 May 2022, 00:47 No but I did design one for a 9000/5001 too. I'll sell em eventually just need to get around to writing the post.

Did you ever get around to selling this? I've an FK-9000 just begging for one.

Is the correction to this a matter of, "Hey, add the holes when you create the prod runs" or does this need a new round of testing?

Well this is a nice surprise. God speed on the rest of the process.

What? They're not available for Prime same day shipping?

A couple of months have past since the last time I asked and I know you said you'd post an update when you have it. However, I've missed updates more than once in the past because I didn't ask.

So, is there an update?

Curious if this happened.

Ellipse wrote: 22 Aug 2024, 04:22 They expect to finish up the set of samples in the next two weeks.

Ellipse wrote: 11 Sep 2024, 22:41 Nope - you could always make both keys right shift; most folks like that split key to be the Fn key for macros, shortcuts, media control, etc.

That reminds me, can you leave one of the switches out and use a long shift key cap sort of like how it is with model m and f?

I've moved. How to I update my address?

As we approach the last 3rd of the year, is there an update?

Thanks for the update. I have a b122 on order and am curious if the plan is for those to go out at about the same time as other layouts or will they come later?

I haven't seen an update in a while. Is there one?

Is this the best place to monitor for updates?

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 ...

I know it's not mid year but I'm curious of there's an update.

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.


As a fellow mainframer I agree. I also need the 10 f-keys on the side. Given the massive amount of "keyboard" space my monitors create. and the hassle of layers, I simply can ...

It's midway through January. I figure it's time for another update on round two.

jmaynard wrote: 11 Jan 2024, 22:15

dodddummy wrote: 11 Jan 2024, 12:33 Indeed you are. And many thanks for your great work.

You're quite welcome, though there are a lot of other folks who have put as much or more effort into it.

Was referring to your general mainframe work that has help me so much. Hercules is amazing, too.

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 ...

I have a B122 on order and am considering ordering an F122 but would like to know how long is it taking for model F122s to ship. I did some searching but didn't see anything.

I got that several times since last Thursday. Others I sent the link to did, too. I did not clear cache or cookies and I haven't got that again since I posted that.

Anyway, all good now.

Anyone else been get a lot of "this site is unavailable' the past couple of days?

Saw the below update. Does this mean target is now shifted to 1st quarter of 2024?

"The factory is still looking to wrap things up around year end, which means that the keyboards should start going out early next year. Please keep reading for more details on each of the parts."

No pressure but I'm recovering from strokes and heart attack. Would like to get mine soon enough so that I use it for at least a month before I move to the great beyond

Getting closer to 4th quarter...
I'm curious if there's an update to the target ship date.

Now that we are now on the back side of the year, I'm curious if the thinking is B122s will ship in 3rd quarter or 4th.

I'm curious what the this estimate on when the B122s will ship.

lukebpalmer wrote: 04 Apr 2023, 01:24 BTW, I also got my eye on that 122 key model F keyboard you just dropped

OMG! That is almost exactly how I've been meaning to mod my F122. Now I'll just this. My wife is going to kill me!

kbdfr wrote: 30 Mar 2023, 17:38

caesarcaliyugula wrote: 30 Mar 2023, 16:58 […] I simply have a surface of 27x11.5" to work with. […]

Perhaps with that much vertical space, you should consider using a Rollermouse: wiki/RollerMouse

I have that very model. It's nice quality but I just can't get used to it.

Really tempted to switch my order to a B122 if it wasn't physically too large for my keyboard tray. I might just spend several days with my present keyboard shifted over to the right to see if I notice the reduced mouse space.


I, on the other hand, have a hard time understanding the seeming ...