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by davkol
07 Feb 2024, 11:35
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26261
Views: 6055787

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

Chicony KB-5581 w/ trackball (& probably Cherry MX Blue) and a couple of other keyboards that I don't recognize for 300 CZK in Prague

IBM Model M (1391412) in Bratislava, Slovakia gone about an hour later
by davkol
10 Jan 2024, 09:20
Forum: For sale
Topic: [GONE] Free USED 65g zealios
Replies: 4
Views: 1271

Re: [UK] Free USED 65g zealios

Would you happen to know whether they're Zealio v1, or v2 already?

I'd be interested in v1 if still available.
by davkol
19 Dec 2023, 21:21
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Holy hell is it difficult to sign up for this site lol
Replies: 13
Views: 3338

Re: Holy hell is it difficult to sign up for this site lol

Funnily, Poker was originally advertised as 40%.
sixty wrote:
11 Feb 2011, 23:25
Previously known as the KBC 40%; it measures, as the name suggested, roughly 40% less the size of a full-sized keyboard. There is no numpad, there are no cursor keys, even the F key row has been removed!
by davkol
14 Nov 2023, 12:57
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Do any keyboards besides the AEK II use Cream Dampened Alps Switches?
Replies: 7
Views: 10492

Re: Do any keyboards besides the AEK II use Cream Dampened Alps Switches?

I know European keyboards with an AltGr key can do this. But my understanding is that those of us on ANSI keyboards need to type Alt + some four digital number on the numpad. That's merely a function of the keyboard layout in the operating system . I haven't personally touched a macintrash in years...
by davkol
09 Nov 2023, 10:21
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: What is the Lightest, Highest Actuating, Clicky Switch?
Replies: 23
Views: 27064

Re: What is the Lightest, Highest Actuating, Clicky Switch?

Low-profile switches still have 3mm travel overall. Have you tried Kailh Choc or anything like that yet? The clicky variant has a fairly good reputation. Some people find them stiffer than the normal-profile counterparts though, despite very similar specifications on paper.
by davkol
21 Oct 2023, 00:20
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26261
Views: 6055787

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

thefarside wrote:
18 Oct 2023, 17:29
I found another interesting one. An alps-compatible ergo board from kickstarter:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134771198518
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It's not just any ergo board from Kickstarter, it's Keyboardio M01 by Jesse Vincent. Some of the prototypes were posted here along with some more at geekhack.
by davkol
26 Aug 2023, 22:38
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Does anyone still make keyboards with build quality comparable to a Model F or even an M?
Replies: 17
Views: 9139

Re: Does anyone still make keyboards with build quality comparable to a Model F or even an M?

Short answer: Leopold or something like that Long answer… I often don't understand what "build quality" means to people. Especially considering the esteemed Model M… with its stupid fucking rivets. Okay, I know the meme. It's large and heavy and you could use it to smash some heads in a zombie apoca...
by davkol
26 Aug 2023, 22:28
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Semi-silent tactile switches w/o mushiness?
Replies: 17
Views: 15906

Re: Semi-silent tactile switches w/o mushiness?

springs that help prevent you from bottoming out... Ok. But that would require stronger springs and higher actuation force, right? Not quite. There's the spring length too; or it can be nonlinear. See, my vintage MX Black switches have springs swapped for old sprit's 78g springs inspired by Cherry ...
by davkol
26 Aug 2023, 20:53
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Semi-silent tactile switches w/o mushiness?
Replies: 17
Views: 15906

Re: Semi-silent tactile switches w/o mushiness?

I wish I could tell, but the fact of the matter is that my quietest keyboard has been ErgoDox with vintage MX Black switches that I didn't bother dampening in the end. Most of the noise comes from my fingertips hitting keycaps. Actually, that kind of answers the question: you can dampen the upstroke...
by davkol
09 May 2023, 21:28
Forum: Reviews
Topic: Cooler Master MS120 review (Cooler Master mem-chanical hybrid)
Replies: 5
Views: 3812

Re: Cooler Master MS120 review (Cooler Master mem-chanical hybrid)

CoolerMaster should only stay within their limits here. Keep making the HAF styled cases because I love them to bits but stay away, from anything related to KEYBOARDS. Even their mice are somewhat suspect here, eventually fail or break down but their keyboard obsession should be dropped immediately...
by davkol
01 May 2023, 19:57
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Hello from a new guy!
Replies: 40
Views: 72342

Re: Hello from a new guy!

Main keyboard: Cherry MX
Favorite switch: QMK
Obvious spam account is obvious.
by davkol
30 Apr 2023, 18:24
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Cherry G80-3000 - Missing "classic" bumps on the F, J and 5 keys
Replies: 15
Views: 2330

Re: Cherry G80-3000 - Missing "classic" bumps on the F, J and 5 keys

Scoops are the best though. :?

Cherry's thin keycaps (meh) have bars and so do (some?) GMK's and Chinese clones. I'm quite sure there's a wealth of information on this somewhere; I'd start with this old, somewhat dumb GH thread.
by davkol
19 Mar 2023, 11:46
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Drill bit size for screw-modding a Model M keyboard?
Replies: 45
Views: 5046

Re: Drill bit size for screw-modding a Model M keyboard?

And while at it, you can get a proper text editor. :ugeek:
by davkol
18 Mar 2023, 15:31
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Noob question re G80-1800
Replies: 12
Views: 7698

Re: Noob question re G80-1800

I can get a like-new G81 -1800 of exactly the same layout cheap (money is an issue), and so I am wondering if I could just take out the PCB from that, drop in my old one, use the new case, keycaps and USB cable and have myself a new board with my old switches inside. I don't think so. I once tried ...
by davkol
18 Mar 2023, 14:45
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Drill bit size for screw-modding a Model M keyboard?
Replies: 45
Views: 5046

Re: Drill bit size for screw-modding a Model M keyboard?

daemonspudguy wrote:
15 Mar 2023, 01:35
And I'm in the terminal enough times that not having arrow keys is not an option.
What terminal are you using? cmd.exe? whatever shipped with AIX? Probably not.

So I invite you to learn GNU Readline bindings or whatever modern shells offer.
by davkol
15 Mar 2023, 11:42
Forum: For sale
Topic: [EU-DE] Somebody´s Trash... (free Stuff here)
Replies: 32
Views: 12760

Re: [EU-DE] Somebody´s Trash... (free Stuff here)

Thanks, but nevermind. I briefly contemplated a few of the items that weren't marked as [gone] or [reserved], in case they were heading for the trash bin. If they're reserved though, it's fine. As I said, I do have a broken Ducky myself—I just didn't realize I could reuse it—and I believe S-Video ca...
by davkol
14 Mar 2023, 22:32
Forum: For sale
Topic: [EU-DE] Somebody´s Trash... (free Stuff here)
Replies: 32
Views: 12760

Re: [EU-DE] Somebody´s Trash... (free Stuff here)

No worries, I actually have some broken Ducky Mini myself, so I can reuse that.
by davkol
14 Mar 2023, 21:42
Forum: For sale
Topic: [EU-DE] Somebody´s Trash... (free Stuff here)
Replies: 32
Views: 12760

Re: [EU-DE] Somebody´s Trash... (free Stuff here)

So is it gone now?

I didn't realize Ducky Mini case was standard 60%.
by davkol
14 Mar 2023, 18:00
Forum: Mice & other input devices
Topic: Matias makes a mouse
Replies: 44
Views: 90997

Re: Matias makes a mouse

Ducky Secret was PBT. Apparently some version is still available.
by davkol
20 Feb 2023, 21:17
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: How important is programmability to you?
Replies: 25
Views: 4063

Re: How important is programmability to you?

There are plenty of use cases, although many of them are niche. What scancodes are actually available? Let's say I stick with a Tipro; I have a couple but not the "programming" setup currently, so I can't check for myself. Does it support scancodes for, say, Japanese input or the entire range of "mu...
by davkol
20 Feb 2023, 15:10
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: How important is programmability to you?
Replies: 25
Views: 4063

Re: How important is programmability to you?

It's worth pointing out that "programmability" means a couple of very different things. programming the process of writing and testing programs for computers the planning of which television or radio programmes to broadcast Sooo… Tipro keyboards are entirely programmable. Only in one interpretation ...
by davkol
13 Feb 2023, 11:30
Forum: News
Topic: Shift Happens: A book about keyboards - Kickstarter Live
Replies: 6
Views: 4970

Re: Shift Happens: A book about keyboards - Kickstarter Live

I'm not thrilled about storing 600-page tomes, but it would a great book to have available in the library. I wonder if something can be arranged. At worst, I'll just buy one the normal way and donate it.
by davkol
25 Jan 2023, 19:36
Forum: Reviews
Topic: Fujitsu FM Towns FMT-KB205 review (Fujitsu leaf spring 3rd generation)
Replies: 8
Views: 4849

Re: Fujitsu FM Towns FMT-KB205 review (Fujitsu leaf spring 3rd generation)

The pair of thumb keys in the front is a feature of the thumb-shift keyboard design created at Fujitsu. It's distinct from current mainstream Japanese input methods. Basically, the split "spacebar" is actually a pair of "shift" keys so that Japanese scripts can be more efficiently fitted in the "alp...
by davkol
25 Jan 2023, 11:38
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Good Contactless Keyboards
Replies: 14
Views: 3834

Re: Good Contactless Keyboards

That would be asking too much. I'm frustrated by the lack of mainstream split-spacebar options though. The closest are models for the Japanese market and I guess the cheap GK6x series with opto-mechanical gaterons. On a related note, I bought one of those "gaming keypads" on sale last year, somethin...
by davkol
24 Jan 2023, 17:53
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Good Contactless Keyboards
Replies: 14
Views: 3834

Re: Good Contactless Keyboards

by davkol
05 Jan 2023, 23:53
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: PS/2 Keyboard for old PC with high KRO
Replies: 59
Views: 30054

Re: PS/2 Keyboard for old PC with high KRO

Uh, I get it, this is Deskthority, but… There are modern keyboards with those grey/beige color schemes. For instance, Leopold FC900R PD in "Two Tone White"; I believe it's still backward-compatible with PS/2. Even if that's too good (hence a tad bit expensive), there are new cheap keycap sets like T...
by davkol
03 Jan 2023, 15:53
Forum: Want to buy
Topic: [WTB] ibm f at, realforce 23u, iso m0110, alps switches
Replies: 19
Views: 19886

Re: [WTB] realforce 23u, iso m0110, dfk121/191, alps switches

I pm'd you about the Datacomp in, like, November. Idk if you're looking for one in any condition for restoration, or a nice one, or what exactly.

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