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by kbdfr
07 Mar 2024, 15:55
Forum: Deskthority wiki talk
Topic: Opinions
Replies: 17
Views: 265362

Re: Opinions

As a professional typist who at the time was completely unaware of anything keyboard related, when I had to replace my programmable Cherry G80-2100 (MX black switches), I wondered why its successor (G81-3083 with MY switches) felt so horrible and impossible to use, and for the first time learned th...
by kbdfr
24 Feb 2024, 08:51
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Tipro
Replies: 3
Views: 2229

Re: Tipro

Here's a how-to:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=813

Are you programming just plain text, or also any combos or functions?
by kbdfr
22 Feb 2024, 08:49
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8663
Views: 3792603

Re: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

Please discuss matters regarding the DT site in the appropriate thread (or at least also post there) I moved one post NathanA posted here to the thread "Future of DT": https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?p=518792#p518792 It read: I have just made an additional blog post regarding a potential group...
by kbdfr
08 Feb 2024, 12:34
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: DEC Ultrix Keyboard
Replies: 8
Views: 4088

Re: DEC Ultrix Keyboard

Muirium wrote:
08 Feb 2024, 09:14
[…] (Posting this as much to displace "prime real estate" from the forum spy, which keeps catching my eye as a spam target to kill! :lol: )
Déformation professionnelle :mrgreen:
by kbdfr
06 Feb 2024, 09:29
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Future of DT
Replies: 440
Views: 6984999

Re: Future of DT

Here's an example (though an admittedly extreme one) of the kind of spam stuff DT is enjoying at the moment.
It was discovered and deleted by Muirium within minutes :mrgreen:
Spoiler:
Spam topic.png
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by kbdfr
05 Feb 2024, 18:18
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Future of DT
Replies: 440
Views: 6984999

Re: Future of DT

DT’s resident spammer is busy today. I’ve whacked about 10 posts of theirs. All instant payload: no laying low for later edits this time. They must have lost their ineffective patience. ;) Together with jsheradin, the 3 of us will have deleted half a dozen spam topics, a dozen of spam posters and t...
by kbdfr
03 Feb 2024, 07:28
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Future of DT
Replies: 440
Views: 6984999

Re: Future of DT

140 words or less is more than you need if you're inclined to small thoughts, which apparently is a growing percentage of what gets posted online, and probably humanity in general. Does anyone know why DT went down for several days, and if it's going to disappear for good? I'd hate to lose touch wi...
by kbdfr
01 Feb 2024, 15:48
Forum: Want to buy
Topic: AZERTY Cherry 1800 keycaps
Replies: 0
Views: 649

AZERTY Cherry 1800 keycaps

Looking for a complete set of keycaps from a FR-AZERTY Cherry 1800 keyboard WITH Windows caps. Colour does not matter, and caps can be doubleshot or lasered. Please note this is the layout I'm interested in: Cherry 1800.png Alternatively I would also be interested in just the 1u caps of the spacebar...
by kbdfr
01 Feb 2024, 15:24
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Future of DT
Replies: 440
Views: 6984999

Re: Future of DT

It was not as horrible as I had presumed :mrgreen:

But Discord is definitely not an option for me.
by kbdfr
25 Jan 2024, 13:15
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: A poem dedicated to Model Fs....generated by Chat GPT
Replies: 10
Views: 10679

Re: A poem dedicated to Model Fs....generated by Chat GPT

Nice poem, webwit, but I do miss something.
Could you ask ChatGPT to adapt it (not make a new one!) to somehow acknowledge your "Wild Duck" title?
by kbdfr
21 Jan 2024, 14:44
Forum: Mice & other input devices
Topic: Ploopy Classic Trackball
Replies: 6
Views: 24668

Re: Ploopy Classic Trackball

I have a Ploopy Mini and it's a pretty great trackball, though I have to confirm what Robo said about the 3d printed texture. It really does get very grimy with use and requires quite a bit of effort to clean. It's wonderful to hear excellent feedback about the Ploopy Mini trackball, while the ment...
by kbdfr
21 Jan 2024, 14:44
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Help with xwhatsit and IBM Model F AT
Replies: 15
Views: 63092

Re: Help with xwhatsit and IBM Model F AT

Thank you, works great with "setleds". I use it in combination with Soarer and "BetterTouchTool" to send the terminal command when I press the Numlock/Scrolllock key. Now I can switch between Num Pad Mode and Navigation Cluster Mode and the Numlock LED shows me which I am in. Quite normal with Wind...
by kbdfr
20 Jan 2024, 08:02
Forum: For sale
Topic: Halbdefekte Unicomp Model M zum Verschenken
Replies: 3
Views: 1052

Re: Halbdefekte Unicomp Model M zum Verschenken

In deinem Eingangspost steht die Schweiz lediglich bei der Tastenbelegung: " Deutschschweiz ". Das ist keineswegs ein Hinweis darauf, wo die Tastatur (wie du es ja anbietest) abzuholen wäre. Ich selbst habe Tastaturen mit deutschem, mit französischem, mit GB-englischem und mit US-englischem Layout, ...
by kbdfr
19 Jan 2024, 19:04
Forum: For sale
Topic: Halbdefekte Unicomp Model M zum Verschenken
Replies: 3
Views: 1052

Re: Halbdefekte Unicomp Model M zum Verschenken

johannes.pfister wrote:
19 Jan 2024, 13:09
[…]
Wenn jemand Interesse daran hat kann er sich bei mir melden und gratis abholen (wenn ich diese versenden soll muss ich das verrechnen) […]
Replace "country" with "town" in the OP of this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1386
by kbdfr
17 Jan 2024, 11:56
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Future of DT
Replies: 440
Views: 6984999

Re: Future of DT

[…] Funny how especially this thread about DT's future is regularly targeted by new members for their first ever post. Some directly post spam and are immediately banned, others wait a bit in order to later editt their post with spam. […] And again a spammer posted in this thread - just to have the...
by kbdfr
07 Jan 2024, 09:12
Forum: For sale
Topic: [WTS] Vintage Cherry boards - 3234 1191 3190 3700 9009
Replies: 2
Views: 2038

Re: [WTS] Vintage Cherry boards - 3234 1191 3190 3700 9009

kinruan wrote:
06 Jan 2024, 16:00
  • G80-3700HQUAS / 05 - $100
    number pad, very mint, except missing a plastic cover on ESC
I will gladly send (for shipping costs) a replacement transparent plastic cover to either the seller or the buyer..
by kbdfr
27 Dec 2023, 17:33
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Olivetti KBD 2812 HBI enhacements
Replies: 12
Views: 3545

Re: Olivetti KBD 2812 HBI enhacements

I happen to have a G80-3000 HAD without keycaps:
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G80-3000_O.jpg
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Please PM me if you are interested.
by kbdfr
23 Dec 2023, 10:22
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Cherry G80-1288HAM
Replies: 3
Views: 2265

Re: Cherry G80-1288HAM

Awesome find - photekq no doubt is the ultimate Cherry Picker :mrgreen:
by kbdfr
21 Dec 2023, 18:40
Forum: Other external
Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
Replies: 26260
Views: 5946723

Re: Great/Interesting Finds

This is a Tipro keyboard, at 24 Euro a bargain:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/115825040069
by kbdfr
21 Dec 2023, 06:38
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

coder wrote:
21 Dec 2023, 05:51
[…] That question "What keyboard is TOkyo PREss famous for?" was one of the others I couldn't figure out. Even with googling a bunch. […]
A simple wiki search would have helped:
wiki/index.php?search=tokyo+press&title ... arch&go=Go
by kbdfr
19 Dec 2023, 17:24
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

The question is now "What keyboard is TOkyo PREss famous for?:"
I could have answered that one, but what was the solution for "What is a poker in numbers?" Its size?
by kbdfr
06 Dec 2023, 07:20
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Cherry mx vintage browns extremely scratchy?
Replies: 5
Views: 8069

Re: Cherry mx vintage browns extremely scratchy?

Delta Research wrote:
06 Dec 2023, 00:32
[…] Vintage [Cherry] switches can also be subject to damage from dust/dirt as well […]
Never experienced dust/dirt inside Cherry switches, and God knows I work in a filthy environment and do not treat my keyboards well.
Dirt inside keyboards, yes, definitely, but not inside switches.
by kbdfr
04 Dec 2023, 19:31
Forum: For sale
Topic: Amiga 2000 keyboard with additional keycap set
Replies: 4
Views: 1684

Amiga 2000 keyboard with additional keycap set

For sale is this Amiga 2000 Keyboard (the Cherry version, of course) with an additional set of keycaps (both with German layout). Somewhat yellowed, and one cap of the additional set (you may guess which, but please do not post it so that everybody can have fun :mrgreen: ) was missing and has been r...
by kbdfr
30 Nov 2023, 14:20
Forum: Vendors
Topic: [KS] NocFree Lite: 60% Compact Split Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
Replies: 5
Views: 1329

Re: [KS] NocFree Lite: 60% Compact Split Wireless Mechanical Keyboard

And regarding programmability, you state:
No software downloads are required. Customize with ease via the user-friendly web interface
Does that mean the programming software is an online tool?
by kbdfr
29 Nov 2023, 12:45
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Deskthority Secret Santa 2023 & Photo Thread
Replies: 39
Views: 114381

Re: Deskthority Secret Santa 2023

I wonder that apparently gifts are supposed to be keyboards and not more generally keyboard-related stuff.
While I will not be able to participate this time, I don't think I would have a keyboard I would want to gift, but have some other things (e.g. keycap sets or pointing devices).
by kbdfr
27 Nov 2023, 18:43
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Heat inserts on Model M Barrel Plate?
Replies: 15
Views: 5257

Re: Heat inserts on Model M Barrel Plate?

JP! wrote:
27 Nov 2023, 18:25
[…] I just really like the idea of a keyboard assembly that can be easily taken apart and put back together without concern for a full cleaning, even in the decades to come.
I would suggest a Cherry keyboard :lol:
by kbdfr
22 Nov 2023, 19:39
Forum: Workshop
Topic: XT/AT/PS2/Terminal to USB Converter with NKRO
Replies: 866
Views: 588079

Re: XT/AT/PS2/Terminal to USB Converter with NKRO

Before blaming your keyboard, make sure it's not just a tremor :mrgreen: A while ago I noticed an incongruous letter "m" appearing in the middle of some words. It took me some time to understand it had nothing to do with my keyboard, but with my own finger just resting too heavily on the cap (on AZE...
by kbdfr
22 Nov 2023, 07:24
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Unique NEC keyboard
Replies: 17
Views: 21480

Re: Unique NEC keyboard

Muirium wrote:
21 Nov 2023, 21:40
[…] The yen key is probably the trickiest to synthesize. Option Y on Mac but who knows what on Windows.
Alt-0165
by kbdfr
20 Nov 2023, 19:48
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: The mystery of DT's new owner - SOLVED
Replies: 315
Views: 9563610

Re: The mystery of DT's new owner - SOLVED

[…] you presumptuous cock. […] The explanation would have been sufficient, but if you feel like you have to let off steam, you're absolutely welcome :lol: By the way, did you post with your other account in those two years, or are these 3 other posts and your rants in this one all you had to contri...

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