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by woody
25 May 2017, 17:07
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: wazzup
Replies: 1
Views: 1254

wazzup

Hey, old geezers. It's been few years since I've been away, mostly due to illness.
Just passed by to say "hi". 8-)
by woody
25 May 2017, 16:47
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: IBM Thinkpad keyboards
Replies: 17
Views: 4544

My girlfriend just got a x250 and I was quite disappointed about the keyboard on it. It commits the cardinal sin of squishing keys up: the punctuation just to left of the enter is not full width. The US (ANSI) versions of X240/X250/X260 are alright and don't have key irregularities. Biggest gripe i...
by woody
04 Jan 2015, 07:43
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: The Oracle Answers
Replies: 1533
Views: 368055

Get the lasered one, it holds up quite okay.
by woody
03 Jan 2015, 10:34
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: The Oracle Answers
Replies: 1533
Views: 368055

crunch wrote: I like to try a Cherry G84 keyboard, is it hard to get one with dye sub.
Very, AFAIK.
by woody
02 Jan 2015, 13:00
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: New to mechanicals, help me find MY keyboard
Replies: 36
Views: 6991

Judging by the experience of people I know, the Cintiq itself causes good amount of RSI.
by woody
31 Dec 2014, 17:16
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: New year's resolutions [2015]
Replies: 53
Views: 14741

matt3o wrote: So new year's resolutions. Well, for me recovering from these last 6 months :)
This.
by woody
20 Dec 2014, 10:37
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Programming the Poker II
Replies: 40
Views: 9329

So, there's one other person in the world who uses Nano … Heh. It is a bit of a paradox. I am stuck to the basic toy "nano" because of inertia and laziness, yet I miss the power of the editors I was so productive and comfortable with before that. And as noted, the similarity of nano/*pine is anothe...
by woody
19 Dec 2014, 13:24
Forum: DTA news
Topic: Welcome to the Deskthority Awards 2014!
Replies: 94
Views: 135783

Cheers!
by woody
18 Dec 2014, 20:36
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What are you listening to at the moment?
Replies: 1561
Views: 519420

by woody
16 Dec 2014, 21:11
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Kickstarter: HashKey - most cringeworthy "keyboard" ever
Replies: 47
Views: 9058

Muirium wrote:
woody wrote: EDIT: Actually a "prison", but in slang. Hardly can translate that.
Clink? The cooler? On ice? The can? The pen? The chokey? The pound? The tollbooth?
"pen" is more of an abbreviation than slang, right?
The rest are all new to me.

The "fence" is close in visual meaning.
by woody
16 Dec 2014, 19:09
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Kickstarter: HashKey - most cringeworthy "keyboard" ever
Replies: 47
Views: 9058

Couple of decades ago, a friend jokingly called the '#' symbol "a prison", because of the bars. Otherwise it was the musical "sharp" for us.

EDIT: Actually a "prison", but in slang. Hardly can translate that.
by woody
08 Dec 2014, 11:00
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: What switch is this? (MX-compatible linear)
Replies: 5
Views: 2180

Pictures made me hungry ..
by woody
27 Nov 2014, 00:35
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Keyboard oh shit moments ?
Replies: 104
Views: 37776

Once I knocked an opened bottle of acetone over the bottom case of my then main (and only) keyboard G84-4100. Not very pretty to look at, but not noticeable in normal position.
by woody
24 Nov 2014, 10:48
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Silitek SK-4100R
Replies: 7
Views: 3552

Just my nostalgia, and why I feel so at home with DCS and thin SP keycaps. Owning real MX, or any other kind of microswitch board, here in the 90s was prohibitively expensive.
I also paid more for my Silitek for not having Cyrillic legends.
by woody
23 Nov 2014, 23:11
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Silitek SK-4100R
Replies: 7
Views: 3552

This one is around 1992. Weird number of diodes - about 18-19 of them. I am laughing more at the MX compatible sliders. No wonder the first SP DCS keycap set I got looked strangely soothing to me. Maybe I will clean this beast a little. Any good way to clean the domes and the graphite spot on them? ...
by woody
23 Nov 2014, 22:15
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Silitek SK-4100R
Replies: 7
Views: 3552

Right, slider over rubber dome with graphite center, shorting PCB pads. i8049 for the brains. The usual for that time AT/XT switch. A different colored dome for the spacebar. Silicone grease still present on the spacebar stabs. Somebody resoldered few diodes, quite unskillfully. The copper side of t...
by woody
23 Nov 2014, 21:57
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Silitek SK-4100R
Replies: 7
Views: 3552

Silitek SK-4100R

Used this through most of the 90s: http://my-pc.websnadno.cz/klavesnice_101_silitek_ps1.jpg http://my-pc.websnadno.cz/skenovat0441.jpg Not my pictures. Thought long gone, but today found one old unit, to my surprise. Keycaps are MX compatible, and the profile seems SP DCS at first glance. Pad printe...
by woody
23 Nov 2014, 18:12
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Post your desktop.
Replies: 1834
Views: 551057

Muirium wrote: I only have eyes for retina, which means 24" 4k IPS, which means expensive:

http://www.quietpc.com/nec-ea244uhd
There's the cheaper Dell UP2414Q.
by woody
22 Nov 2014, 10:59
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Let the Buyer Beware
Replies: 10
Views: 2600

Beautiful direction we're heading to, eh? :)
by woody
20 Nov 2014, 18:06
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Post your desktop.
Replies: 1834
Views: 551057

Thanks.
by woody
19 Nov 2014, 16:16
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Post your desktop.
Replies: 1834
Views: 551057

OT, but what are the Genelec stands?
by woody
15 Nov 2014, 11:38
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Power consumption of keyboards
Replies: 30
Views: 15574

matt3o, they look good now. Maybe include the dimension (A) after the numbers for future reference?

HHKB turns into the 0.6 W (600 mW) range, which matches my rough ballpark.
by woody
15 Nov 2014, 10:53
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Power consumption of keyboards
Replies: 30
Views: 15574

If you calculate power by P = V x I, for example HHKB results in 6 W. Also PS2 is rated at max 275 mA. all keyboards are USB. the cherry ML draws 100mA at 5V (which is exactly how much cherry says) HHKB should draw less than 200 mA, if I am not mistaken. Also, USB devices cannot draw more than 500 ...
by woody
15 Nov 2014, 10:45
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Power consumption of keyboards
Replies: 30
Views: 15574

No, not missing it. :) I said already that "MCU will dissipate less".
The point is that the linear regulator will still dissipate comparable energy to the rest of the circuit (ratio roughly about 2/3). About 66% efficiency for 5V -> 3.3V conversion.

Not connected to the Teensy specifically.
by woody
15 Nov 2014, 10:37
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Power consumption of keyboards
Replies: 30
Views: 15574

matt3o wrote:
woody wrote:
EDIT: @matt3o - the numbers seem off?
why?
If you calculate power by P = V x I, for example HHKB results in 6 W.
Also PS2 is rated at max 275 mA.
by woody
15 Nov 2014, 10:33
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Power consumption of keyboards
Replies: 30
Views: 15574

Optimizing the firmware is not that hard and ATmega can also have low consumption. Going to 3.3V or even lower will incur some loss in the regulator or impose complex DC/DC solution. it's actually pretty simple https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/3volt.html That's the trap - this is a linear regulator. Wha...
by woody
15 Nov 2014, 10:23
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Power consumption of keyboards
Replies: 30
Views: 15574

Nice work, Halvar. With LEDs in the 30-50 mW range, they must be putting cheap LEDs at about 8-10 mA current. I like the G80-3000 consumption, that's quite reasonable. I suppose the G84-4100 should be similar (it's not even NKRO), but all mine are PS2 and I don't have PS2 anymore. Optimizing the fir...
by woody
14 Nov 2014, 22:41
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Power consumption of keyboards
Replies: 30
Views: 15574

Nah. HHKB was my travel keyboard because of size/features, otherwise I wouldn't touch Topre domes.
That's really not the end of the world, though.

If somebody else has done measurements - please share. Mine are too imprecise to be worth documenting in Wiki, so take them with a very big spoon of salt.
by woody
14 Nov 2014, 22:30
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Power consumption of keyboards
Replies: 30
Views: 15574

Yes and no. This one particular laptop keeps below 5W at idle (and I could shave few more percents). Most of the time I just stare at the screen, and I specifically bought extra battery to have over 20 hours of being brick-free. Having the keyboard drain roughly 1/7th of the power at idle is meh . I...
by woody
14 Nov 2014, 18:49
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Power consumption of keyboards
Replies: 30
Views: 15574

G84-4400 - about 0.1W
Filco - about 0.1W

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