deskthority

In other words, fully unnecessary as a dedicated key.. Heresy! davkol, thanks for reminding me of that thread, just read it again :mrgreen: And you are of course right, I should have written "fully unnecessary as a dedicated key for all those who use combos all the time anyway". No need to say that...

Ctrl+Esc = Win
That's probably the easiest shortcut to remember: leftmost key in both the upper and the lower rows (on "normal" layouts).
Easy to press blind and with only your left hand.
In other words, fully unnecessary as a dedicated key..

Obviously the spy function omits posts in the "Other languages" section.
I think it should not.

tatsurou wrote: ↑

28 May 2018, 22:09

Hello? Why are there no signs of Polish keeb fruitcakes in here?

Because keebs are on reddit. Here we have keyboards.

Remember that nice vintage G80-1000 HAR Cherry board? G80-1000HAR , supposedly NIB. Any guesses how much it will go for? Well, the bidders list shows obvious shill-bidding. The "bidder" shown as e***a (144) in the bid history is or has been bidding, as the details of his own bid history reveals, on ...

depletedvespene wrote: ↑

12 Jul 2019, 18:45

[…] That said, programmable multi-layered keyboards with LEDs to indicate active layers would be amazing.

This is a standard feature in Tipro keyboards with their 4 layers.
Somehow I feel my keyboard is much better than anything you poor guys have to cope with

Well, this is the "unpopular opinions thread", right?

Edit: where are the "my Cherry keyboard ceased working properly" threads?

Looks like there are quite a lot of threads by people seeking help because their IBM keyboards do not work properly.
No wonder when you simply follow the hype and buy high price but low quality stuff

Total unit https://www.ebay.com/itm/Accom-Axial-Control-Panel-Key-Board-Video-Editing-Console-Parts-Repair-Untested/401803869369?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 Might be Cherry M8 switches with MX compatible keycaps like in other older video editing equipment such as Abek...

depletedvespene wrote: ↑

10 Jul 2019, 15:33

kbdfr wrote: ↑

10 Jul 2019, 15:20

Yawning with an uncovered mouth is unpopular as well, come to think of it.

Sure - it was simply my way of trying to get the thread back to topics

Oh, minor point someone PMed me about, I did for a moment wonder if these were retro Blacks they'd found in old stock (or old keyboards, as some manufacturer apparently did) but as they're clear blacks so backlighting can work I guess that'll make them new. If by "clear blacks" you mean that the sw...

[…] It was originally owned by kbdfr (one of my favourite people here) and was then passed on to Sixty. His photos of this exact keyboard were the ones which made me fall in love with Cherry all those years ago. If it weren't for him and this keyboard I probably would've quit this hobby before I ev...

This is certainly a magnificent keyboard,
but what I envy you most is your photographic skills.

Nice read,
but be aware that liking Cherry MX blacks is now generally frowned upon since influencers have taken the (profitable) lead.

Obscure wrote: ↑

03 Jul 2019, 01:14

I got a Cherry G80-3000HFD from the chunk box, serial 043893 - is it 1993? […]

wiki/Cherry_date_codes

Hello! . Is the different between blue and brown switch ? which one is better ? It obviously depends whether you prefer tee (then blue is better) or coffee (in this case, definitely brown). And if you are left-handed, you should absolutely try red switches, while blacks are better for people with e...

I always wonder how important typing speed seems to be to people who actually do not really have to type at high speed, or at least for which a consistent high typing speed is not essential (like it would typically be for e.g. transcribing audio files). Reminds me of car drivers impatient to start l...

Well, as a mater of fact the target group is quite obviously not DT, but indeed reddit:
.

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Well, obviouly you can remove the caps.
Have a look at this video, timecode 2:50:

Sorry dharmi, I was just answering the following post without bothering this time, as I most do, to quote it: […] I guess the construction will be similar to the Cherry G80-3000. In that case you got to unhook the clips […]being careful not to snap the clips off. In terms of screws there are non so ...

For further information, to open a G80-3000 you don't need any tools other than your fingers. Just, as Fkazim said above, unhook the 4 big clips at the top and then carefully flip the bottom shell open, which will unhook the small bottom clips. Concerning my (usual) rant when people casually denigra...

Fkazim wrote: ↑

22 Jun 2019, 15:10

[…] IBM Keyboards are much more repairable […]

None of my Cherry keyboards ever needed any repair.

i swear everyone on this site that doesnt like cherry declares this before posting Bro cherry is so bad, look at the superior in every way IBM BEAMSPRING!!!1!! Or the IBM Model F XT, Model F AT, Model F122, M122 basically anything Keyboard IBM is better than Cherry LOL! Sure. Even if I can't rememb...

All this worthless stuff had been discarded for a reason

photekq wrote: ↑

17 Jun 2019, 14:33

[…] Surely the front legends are pad printed not doubleshot though?

Thinking of it, probably you are right and the front legends are pad printed and coated in the usual Cherry high quality.
In any case, there is absolutely no visible difference.

Once you have cleaned a few keyboards, you are actually immune to a lot of diseases,
but the vaccine overdose contained in this one could certainly have killed you instead

Nice keyboard!

on 05 Dec. 2017 kbdfr wrote: ↑

05 Dec 2017, 13:41

Time to revive this thread, I think - by now total votes are 153 for 13270 members

Time to revive this thread again, I think.
By now, round one year and a half later, the total votes count is 227 for 14064 members.

My newest grab, an apparently undocumented G80-1134 HAX built in 1988. "Apparently undocumented" because even if Wodan found a keyboard with that exact article no. in one of his legendary recycling center raids, this one features quite special, dual keycaps. And it has its original cord, is fully fu...