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Good stuff. I've got a Rollermouse Classic 2 and a Red. I actually prefer the Classic 2 but then generally I'm using a wider keyboard and it's just more beefy for that kind of application. I was a long term Kensington Expert Mouse and HHK Professional 2 user, but I really love the flexibility that t...

Now this is an uber-keyboard! Can you play 'name that terminal'?
This is from a Bell Labs report on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoVQTPbD6UY

Sorry, double posting. I'm sure you've had enough of me already...

Please don't flame me if this is close to the bone - regardless of how you interpret the words below please know that I am truly, sincerely, posting this with my tongue firmly in cheek. Hopefully it will raise a smile, even if an ironic one. With that said :evilgeek: I'm surprised this group buy has...

I have used an expert mouse for the past 5 years. I consider it an exceptional trackball and after this time finger memory means I'll never want for re-learning it. I've recently discovered Contour Rollermouse however which fit my needs when using wider keyboards (VMS layout mostly). I've just bough...

So, I've got a dilema I'd like some advice on. I have a Cherry G80-1306 connected to a VAXstation 4000/90: http://www.wickensonline.co.uk/retrochallenge-2012sc/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014-02-02-11.37.08-1280-576x1024.jpg http://www.wickensonline.co.uk/retrochallenge-2012sc/wp-content/uploads/201...

The ADM-3A had one of the worst feeling keyboards I've ever used, so don't beat yourself up about giving up the hunt. It was much like using a manual typewriter - it required an incredible amount of force. As you might have guessed from the screenshot it could only do uppercase in normal form. Aroun...

Yes! PONG!

Gotta love the font on these Epson keys. Had an HX-20 for a while.

In please - I'm in the UK too!

Note however that if you have paid by paypal that you do have a bit more time to sort out a dispute - they will take up a case (and a claim if it can't be sorted) after 30 days.

Just a word of caution (if only to myself as I seem to *keep* being caught out by this). If something isn't right then raise a complaint! I've had sellers winge and play merry hell when I've done this in the past - generally when I've had no communication, however, once again I've been caught out wi...

So I was searching for info about the Sun Compact 1 and ended up on http://www.quadibloc.com/comp/kybint.htm again (it happens once in a while). Now that I've discovered the Contour RollerMouse http://www.contour-design.co.uk/products/rollermouse-classic2 there are no remaining hurdles for me to pur...

OK so amazingly it turned up this morning! However, no additional keyboard, not sure what happened - I think this is a case of internet noob. The rollermouse works just fine apart from the left-click action on the roller itself - if I hold the unit upside down I can hear the microswitch clicking so ...

Quick google suggests ripping the guts out of a cheap hub and repurposing seems to be the way to go.

Is it possible to embed a USB hub in a vintage converted usb keyboard using soarers converter? I'm presuming there is enough space to accommodate the solution, and that soarers converter plugs into the hub which then provides additional ports and a link to the computer. Anyone crazy enough to have t...

I'll bear that in mind if (a) it turns up and (b) it works and (c) I can't get on with it

OK, so my penchant for wide keyboards (LK201/LK401 variants) has caused me to question how I am to operate a mouse without having to stretch my right arm. I'm currently using a mouse on the left, which is much better, but not ideal. Although I'm left handed I prefer the mouse/trackball on the right ...

That is *mega* cool. I love this kind of re-purposing of vintage hardware - taking the best bits and modernising. It's like me using the wyse terminal keyboard as my main work drive but on acid.

Let me rephrase - would it be possible for me to move the trackpad - or is that fixed to the PCB?

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Is the layout of these keyboards factory-set, or can keys/trackpads be relocated by the end user?
There are some on eBay UK at the moment with an integrated trackpad - I'd be interested if I could shift stuff round a bit.

Thanks, Mark.

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You must have quite the keyboard-foo going on, being able to use that IBM keyboard upside down!
What's the main driver? Tipro?

BobbyD—thanks for your information! Always cool to hear the backstory behind a piece of equipment :) I'm intrigued by the choice of rollforming. You must have known you'd have fairly high volumes before you went to the expense of having a set of roll tooling made. An unusual shape, must have been a...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Lk201.jpg [/quote] I think that might be a picture of one of my LK201s :D The other thing special about the LK201 is the sheer number of different keycap profiles. I forget the exact number but it's got to be at least 6. DEC spent a lot of time try...

It's a fairly classic ASCII layout, so has that going for it, although the return/caps lock position isn't great.

Looks interesting: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Digital-Tandy ... 1505096958 - is that bucking spring, a rebadged Model M?

Great review, I hadn't seen it till now.

just fixed it with a bit of velcro, but to be fair it is pretty tight in the case and velcro is always thicker than you anticipate. I did re-purpose the original cable. It is four core but not chassis screened like true USB cable. Not seen any hiccups yet because of this. I got a hobbyist friendly U...

Great thanks - I had read through the earlier listings and was getting there. I think the key bit of info here is 'the entire config is reloaded' and the ifselects control which bits are actually run. Once I get my basic remapping working I'll tackle selects. Thanks for the help, it's been very usef...

yes - I have four keys on my keyboard labelled PF1 - PF4. I press PF1 and release. From then on I have a standard keyboard layout. I press PF2 and release. From then on my Home button becomes Insert, my Page Up becomes Delete, my End button becomes Previous, my Delete button becomes Ctrl-S (for exam...