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The QMK stuff should work just fine. The only issues I had really firmware wise with my Kishy were pretty much all user error on my end.
Just to be clear, "Vial" firmware is not really a wholly separate firmware project, but is the same QMK firmware you're already used to (so, QMK + pandrew's ...

The QMK stuff should work just fine. The only issues I had really firmware wise with my Kishy were pretty much all user error on my end.
Just to be clear, "Vial" firmware is not really a wholly separate firmware project, but is the same QMK firmware you're already used to (so, QMK + pandrew's ...

Quick question. Just getting a new controller from the site installed into an original Model T AT and was wondering what the reason was behind having to short J1 on the RP2040, or if that is still needed.


I was confused by your reference to RP2040 since that is the microcontroller used on ...

Quick question. Just getting a new controller from the site installed into an original Model T AT and was wondering what the reason was behind having to short J1 on the RP2040, or if that is still needed.

Quick question. I have the Rev 2 xwhatsit (close to 10 years old light use), and a newly purchased Tom Wong solenoid driver board as well as one of the new designed solenoids. What should I be seeing for voltages across which pins (hopefully looking for both into the driver and out to the solenoid ...

Hey guys. I am using a Rev 2 Xwhatsit controller with an original Kishy that I have had working for many years now. I did have the original buzzer board and am trying to get the solenoid working. It does technically function but is very weak. With the default firmware from the "beta" side of QMK ...

I think this pandrew QMK firmware should work with the original xwhatsit controller: http://35.164.28.200:5000/#/xwhatsit/ibm/f62/xwhatsit/LAYOUT_default

With that firmware I believe you need to adjust the solenoid dwell time as described in the Model F project manual; otherwise the solenoid will ...

Hey guys. I am using a Rev 2 Xwhatsit controller with an original Kishy that I have had working for many years now. I did have the original buzzer board and am trying to get the solenoid working. It does technically function but is very weak. With the default firmware from the "beta" side of QMK ...

So, I have an original Kishsaver (IBM F 4704 62 key variant), that I installed an Xwhatsit controller (Rev2 2014 with purple solder mask) in years ago. This particular keyboard has the original buzzer board and I got it running without issue using the IBM_capsense_utility.

Can I just flash a ...

So I am putting some serious thought at replacing my Orbweaver with one of the IBM 49/50 key keyboards. The problem is I don't like the feel of M. I would rather keep the Orbweaver.

So with this, is the 4704 banking series the only ones with the pcb style F internals? There are 4 of the layout on ...

I just want to say, if corrosion resistance is the primary goal, I would reccomend a dry film lube as well.

I would bet that Corsair's keyboards are topped with aluminium. There are different alloys of aluminium, some harder than others. 6061, also known as T6 is a common type, often described as "aircraft grade".

Just wanted to clear up a bit of misinformation here. The 6061 is the actual grade of the ...

Just wanted to chime in and let you know there is a pad under every barrel +2 extras under the ends of the space bar.

Was there a buckling spring keyboard with a single unit number pad 0/INS key? Or is the closest the F XT with the stepped version?

By disassembling one of my Model F keyboards' inner assemblies and gently/slightly increasing the bend of the top metal plate only, I was able to improve (increase) the crispness of the keyboard significantly. I did not replace the foam. Putting everything back together required more clamping ...

Just thought I would post a couple videos I made. They are on my IBM F XT. One was before a floss mod and the other is after. Both are shot on the same night, same table, same camera, same tripod. I just didn't feel like editing video (haven't done that yet) so I shot the first one, did the mod ...

Just thought I would post a couple videos I made. They are on my IBM F XT. One was before a floss mod and the other is after. Both are shot on the same night, same table, same camera, same tripod. I just didn't feel like editing video (haven't done that yet) so I shot the first one, did the mod, and ...

Grats on the win. To answer your question yes just remove the barrel inserts and insert a spring/flipper. As far as modding goes idk if you will need to source springs or not. Also as other people have said soarers converter should work. Another thing you may need is replacement foam if yours is ...

Well this project might turn out to be happening sooner than I though. Just placed a bid on an F AT.

Edit: won that auction for $155 plus $16ish shipping

As a kind of "proof", here you can see my F AT with some remappings done with Soarer's converter:
DSCN3478 Klein.jpg


Looks good. That is very close to the layout I was thinking of with the arrow keys below the num pad. How does that layout work for you?

For the physical swap does it just ...

You don’t need any built-in converter for an AT keyboard in general, just a passive AT-to-PS/2 adapter (and possibly one of those PS/2-to-USB adapters if your computer doesn’t support PS/2).

The numpad can definitely be a 4x5 matrix, but I’m not exactly sure how the extra keys get reported to the ...

I am posting this question here as this forum seems to be more geared toward buckling springs with GH being more toward Cherry and Alps projects. Not that nobody over there knows IBM but seems be be more knowledge sharing on it here.

My plan is to obtain an IBM AT for ANSI conversion. I am not to ...

Soarer's been offline since summer, so don't hold your breath on an answer. It is an interesting project though, like so much of his stuff.

Yeah I have noticed his absence on GH as well. Its a shame with the quality of his work. I hope everything is fine on his end.

I did notice that matt30 and ...

Sorry for the necro bump but I am attempting to use this to reverse engineer an odd ball F and I am getting output from the teensy with hid_listen but am not getting anything in scla. I am running this on a laptop with XP SP3 as my windows 8 rig lacked the requisite dll file.

I was thinking that one could also try to trigger the 8-channel controller chip 8273565 using a different based firmware (Hasu's TMK?). What is your idea after the reverse engineering ?

Also, does anyone knows where did Soarer find the information on the 5119699 and the 8273565
It is a pity that ...

Coming back to the subject of this thread :-) ....

I am very interested in this topic. This is one of the layouts that I guess that will match my taste. I am seriously considering getting one of these boards.

This is my understanding that I have posted here also:

Keyboards with the with a 4 ...

Unfortunately, this variant uses the 8-channel controller chip 8273565 (the square silver chip), so Soarer's controller can't be used with this (see his post here: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=50437.msg1148867#msg1148867 ).

I don't think there's a converter yet that can convert the signals ...

Build log / help request on getting this up and running on USB has been started over at GH.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=66801.0

Hak Foo. Yeah I was planning on doing it with a PCI slot connector, I was just stating I would be willing to put another hole in the case if need be. I have a Silverstone FT-02 so I have a couple options for that if I wanted to go that route. I will be starting a build log over at GH. For those that ...

Weird, looks like it's in two parts?

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7544/15857774620_00c5c23a8e_k_d.jpg

The square silver topped chip (in the picture you linked of the underside) is IBM's typical analog heart in all its capsense controllers. Beamspring and F controllers all have those. Usually ...