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by zslane
09 Jun 2020, 18:54
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Teardown - Kailh Silent BOX switches
Replies: 1
Views: 1050

Re: Teardown - Kailh Silent BOX switches

I think slider dampening is still a good idea for clicky switches. I don't like bottom-out (except Topre thock ) or upstroke noise in any context. When it comes to clicky switches, the only sound I want to hear is the click-leaf and nothing else. Dampening clicky switches doesn't defeat their purpos...
by zslane
04 May 2020, 19:52
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Honeywell Hall Effect Keyboard
Replies: 14
Views: 5426

Re: Honeywell Hall Effect Keyboard

Multics DPS8 systems. Otherwise known as "the first great love of my life". :ugeek: Did you work on these in an industrial setting? I'm curious as to how they were actually used, and if they were actually nice to work with day-to-day. The manuals make it seem like they put just as much thought and ...
by zslane
27 Apr 2020, 19:11
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Honeywell Hall Effect Keyboard
Replies: 14
Views: 5426

Re: Honeywell Hall Effect Keyboard

Invisius wrote:
27 Apr 2020, 10:29
Multics DPS8 systems.
Otherwise known as "the first great love of my life". :ugeek:
by zslane
21 Apr 2020, 19:06
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Honeywell Hall Effect Keyboard
Replies: 14
Views: 5426

Re: Honeywell Hall Effect Keyboard

What model terminal is that?

One of the first video terminals I ever used, back in 1981, was a Honeywell VIP 7801.
by zslane
07 Dec 2019, 19:13
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: XMIT Reviews: Topre Realforce R2 (PFU Limited Edition)
Replies: 35
Views: 41674

Re: XMIT Reviews: Topre Realforce R2 (PFU Limited Edition)

I've installed silencing rings in all my Realforce RGB and NovaTouch boards. I regard them as mandatory. It is a real pain in the butt to do, and I really wish they were standard on all Topre boards, but at least I only had to do it once (per board). And now I have what I consider to be my endgame b...
by zslane
06 Dec 2019, 18:51
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: XMIT Reviews: Topre Realforce R2 (PFU Limited Edition)
Replies: 35
Views: 41674

Re: XMIT Reviews: Topre Realforce R2 (PFU Limited Edition)

Yes, the Realforce RGB comes with MX-compatible sliders. I mean, that's the whole reason to buy it (instead of a conventional Topre board), IMO.

Example:
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by zslane
05 Dec 2019, 19:11
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: XMIT Reviews: Topre Realforce R2 (PFU Limited Edition)
Replies: 35
Views: 41674

Re: XMIT Reviews: Topre Realforce R2 (PFU Limited Edition)

I can't see myself paying over $300 for a TKL, not even a Topre (which, moreover, can't take my MX-stemmed keycaps). My Realforce RGB boards were a much better value.
by zslane
02 Dec 2019, 19:17
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: What are Topre Switches Like?
Replies: 8
Views: 4066

Re: What are Topre Switches Like?

Topre are, to my mind, the gold standard in tactile switches. They are like typing on pillows that resist every so slightly before gently giving way. There's really nothing quite like them, and they are my favorite switches.
by zslane
26 Nov 2019, 19:11
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Post your keyboard/keycaps!
Replies: 3554
Views: 1338587

Re: Post your keyboard/keycaps!

I found that installing the Box Browns was pretty painless and everything went smoothly. However... I first tried to install Zilents, which required snipping off the two plastic stand-off legs on each switch. Even after doing that, I had a very difficult time getting them onto the PCB. Switches that...
by zslane
25 Nov 2019, 18:56
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Post your keyboard/keycaps!
Replies: 3554
Views: 1338587

Re: Post your keyboard/keycaps!

Yes, the Box Browns are very tactile. Way more tactile than ordinary Cherry MX Browns. Which is fine by me since I think Cherry browns are too much like reds to be worthwhile (might as well just go with reds). The SA keycaps went on fine, not tight at all, and typing on them is really good. Not Topr...
by zslane
09 Nov 2019, 23:55
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Post your keyboard/keycaps!
Replies: 3554
Views: 1338587

Re: Post your keyboard/keycaps!

AoPo AP108 with Kailh Box Brown switches and SA Dasher keycaps:
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(Also features, 2sick Endgame yoyo)
by zslane
10 Oct 2019, 19:06
Forum: News
Topic: Modern Beamspring? - The Silo Beam Switch
Replies: 56
Views: 98269

Re: Modern Beamspring? - The Silo Beam Switch

Yeah, I placed the same exact order during the Kickstarter. I'm looking forward to it and all the inevitable early-adopter bugs.
by zslane
27 Sep 2019, 18:43
Forum: News
Topic: Modern Beamspring? - The Silo Beam Switch
Replies: 56
Views: 98269

Re: Modern Beamspring? - The Silo Beam Switch

I think the design/product mandate here is to be forward-looking rather than to aim for the retrofit modding crowd. I'm assuming that's where they see their biggest potential customer base: i.e., folks who are looking for entirely new keyboards, as opposed to folks who just want to futz around with ...
by zslane
25 Sep 2019, 18:31
Forum: News
Topic: Modern Beamspring? - The Silo Beam Switch
Replies: 56
Views: 98269

Re: Modern Beamspring? - The Silo Beam Switch

During the Kickstarter campaign, you chose which HE switch you wanted, either linear or tactile, and then could add the Silo beamspring switches as a $30 addon. From their website, you order the keyboard and then can order the Silos as a separate $50 purchase. I don't see anywhere you can specify wh...
by zslane
22 Aug 2019, 19:10
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Sperry / Univac Mini Keyboard
Replies: 11
Views: 7228

Re: Sperry / Univac Mini Keyboard

This reminds me a bit of the CDC-713 terminal that I used to have as a kid and which I based one of my Plum keyboard customizations on:
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by zslane
21 Aug 2019, 19:20
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Re: I'm 99% convinced in buy a topre keyboard, anything I should know before pressing the "buy" button?
Replies: 10
Views: 3948

Re: Re: I'm 99% convinced in buy a topre keyboard, anything I should know before pressing the "buy" button?

I agree with Muirium about the NovaTouch, though I'll take it a step further and say that it also helps tremendously to put it in a great case (like something heavy and aluminium). Here's one of my NorbaTouch keyboards (with /dev/tty caps): dev_tty_norbatouch.jpg It is an absolute joy to type on. An...
by zslane
19 Aug 2019, 18:59
Forum: News
Topic: A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard
Replies: 2
Views: 8794

Re: A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard

I was used to cheap membrane keyboards, but that's not what I wanted. Discovering high-quality mech boards was a godsend for me. The Cappening thread was a revelation, and after reading it back in 2015 there was no going back to "what I was used to". Ever.
by zslane
16 Aug 2019, 19:08
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Post your keyboard/keycaps!
Replies: 3554
Views: 1338587

Re: Post your keyboard/keycaps!

Wow, that's beautiful!
by zslane
14 Aug 2019, 19:26
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Input Club Beamspring-like? new board
Replies: 62
Views: 28995

Re: Input Club Beamspring-like? new board

As I understand it, these switches don't have normal contact pins. The connection is essentially magnetic rather than friction-contact. The only keyboard with a PCB capable of mating up with them is the Keystone.
by zslane
17 Jul 2019, 19:15
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Input Club Beamspring-like? new board
Replies: 62
Views: 28995

Re: Input Club Beamspring-like? new board

I jumped into the Kickstarter for one of the full-size boards and a side of Silo beamspringers. It'll be a year (probably longer, since no project with any ambitions comes in on schedule) before I get to use it and decide if it will supplant my Realforce RGB. But that gives me something to look forw...
by zslane
24 Jun 2019, 18:49
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Finally a proper case for the Vortex ViBE
Replies: 41
Views: 83637

Re: Finally a proper case for the Vortex ViBE

The /dev/tty Triumph keycaps are the real stars here. Well done!
by zslane
16 May 2019, 23:43
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Keyboards in movies/TV series!
Replies: 528
Views: 336300

Re: Keyboards in movies/TV series!

John Wick 3:
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by zslane
24 Apr 2019, 19:43
Forum: News
Topic: Modern Beamspring? - The Silo Beam Switch
Replies: 56
Views: 98269

Re: Modern Beamspring? - The Silo Beam Switch

I echo the request for white (or off-white) cases as an option.
by zslane
12 Apr 2019, 18:56
Forum: Group buys
Topic: Round 7 / ALGOL-style / Deadline 2018-11-30
Replies: 1012
Views: 687056

Re: Round 7 / ALGOL-style / Deadline 2018-11-30

I have no idea. I have not heard from 7bit in quite some time. I asked to have the funds I collected transferred to an active collector but he never responded. I am left to conclude that the GB is suspended for the time being and that refunds aren't likely to be released any time soon.
by zslane
10 Apr 2019, 19:41
Forum: Group buys
Topic: Round 7 / ALGOL-style / Deadline 2018-11-30
Replies: 1012
Views: 687056

Re: Round 7 / ALGOL-style / Deadline 2018-11-30

Obviously this GB has gone the way of the dodo, but does any one know a source (font) for the symbols used? I am talking about the Insert/Home/PageUp etc. function keys ... it'd be an elegant solution to an issue I'm having in a multi-language environment ... https://deskthority.net/download/file.p...
by zslane
01 Apr 2019, 20:02
Forum: News
Topic: Stuff you just bought
Replies: 2096
Views: 746693

Re: Stuff you just bought

iGK61 with Halo True switches and GMK Nautilus keycaps. nautilus_igk61.jpeg I decided to get one of these because I'd been on the lookout for a decent 60% hotswap board with a standard ANSI (i.e., Pok3r) layout, and after watching Chyros' video review I decided this was the one to go with. So far it...
by zslane
20 Mar 2019, 18:03
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Post your keyboard/keycaps!
Replies: 3554
Views: 1338587

Re: Post your keyboard/keycaps!

I love seeing HiPro keycaps on HHKBs.
by zslane
15 Mar 2019, 18:03
Forum: News
Topic: Keystone Hall-Effect Keyboard.
Replies: 11
Views: 11944

Re: Keystone Hall-Effect Keyboard.

This keyboard definitely looks intriguing. But the Keystone web page doesn't say if the switches are MX compatible. If they aren't, then this board is useless to me.
by zslane
11 Mar 2019, 17:53
Forum: Reviews
Topic: BOX switches
Replies: 48
Views: 26212

Re: BOX switches STILL cracking keycaps!

Right. Stem thicknesses are documented as:

Flawed BOX stem: 1.32mm (too thick)
Cherry MX stem: 1.31mm (just right)
Fixed BOX stem: 1.30mm (a bit thin)

It's amazing what a difference of 0.01mm can make.
by zslane
09 Mar 2019, 20:12
Forum: Reviews
Topic: MonkeyKing Custom iGK61 review (Kailh BOX Royal)
Replies: 13
Views: 5261

Re: MonkeyKing Custom iGK61 review (Kailh BOX Royal)

So the iGK61 has a "Poker layout" but can it be re-cased with Poker-compatible 3rd party cases?

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