deskthority

Yes, probably 10 or so, and I don't know that I've ever gotten the re-assembly in 1 go, it usually takes 2-3. It has taken as many as 5-6 tries because the pieces have to stay in place just so as you go through the trauma of the "sliding force fit" so when I hear somebody say something like "It's i...

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18 Nov 2023, 04:58

Muirium wrote: ↑

17 Nov 2023, 21:11

If it’s rubberdome: bounce it back!

Did AT101W ever come with rubber domes? I've never seen one like this, and the wiki doesn't mention them either.

I don't think so. I think the rubber domes were introduced with the Quietkey branding, but we've all been wrong before.

I missed this thread when it was relevant - but I'm glad I found it for that great piece of trivia about minivan. I'll weigh in on the crap everyone is talking about. 1. Layouts on the Fs are dumb. the keyboards are the same size as a full size but lack 104 keys. That's dumb. BUT, they're substantia...

I didn't even know they were rare. I have a Gen 4 Omnikey with no dip switches and I was like "what the heck is this?" I got it for like 50 bucks. I couldn't figure out how it worked or how to program it, and I'm, to an extent, glad I'm not the only one. I pulled it out literally last night and went...

Thread hijack I don't mind simplified alps or Matias. I want a clicky full size or AT layout alps board with clean switches (ideally new, but I'll take what I can get) for $150. What do we reckon I can get? My upper limit on price is based on the fact that I know I can get NOS Acers for like 50 buc...

Ok, here is what I am looking for: 1. ALPS Orange or Salmon or similar tactile switches 2. 100% full size with Windows/Super keys. 3. Programmable, so either USB with QMK/VIAL or PS/2 with a Soarer's Converter 4. Separate left and right modifier keys, so I can program them individually No exist. Pr...

$150? You got a time machine, maybe? That would help. My best scores were right in that range, but they were long ago. :D You mean Acer switches like this? https://deskthority.net/wiki/images/thumb/8/8b/Acer_6312_top_right_legends.JPG/500px-Acer_6312_top_right_legends.JPG This one was mine. The swi...

And yet: The best Cherry clone switch I have ever used is the Boba U4T (now Gazeew U4T). As much as I like that switch, I'd rather use something ALPS. Other fine Alps keyboards are also available. Especially in fullsize! :D I think you should list out exactly what you're looking for in your next ke...

I can comment as well on the Matias. They're close, but not at the same level of tactility as in the AEK. However, Zeal Clickies are even _more_ tactile, albeit don't quite feel like Alps. They're fine, I've tried them, but Matias quiet pro are about the closest you're going to get, and they're just...

It's got an old back sticker with the newer post 1996 case. I'm not sure it's not a fantasy industrial, not unlike this one I Frankensteined together using old Lexmark stuff and Unicomp stuff, with a reproduction black sticker which are also available on eBay. That being said, the part number is leg...

My F case is painted. It is not like Model M cases that mostly weren't painted. I'm trying to remove the paint so I can repaint it, as the original paint is in bad shape. It looks awful, and I know I can spruce it up by painting it. I don't care about the original textured paint in the least. I jus...

Nobody SELLS an F spacebar. XMIT happened to have one I could have. There is literally no other easy way to get one. Yes, I gave you one for free with your order! :lol: I think orihalcon may have some Model F spares. I say again: there is a mod that allows a Model M space bars to work nicely on a M...

The F77 weighs more and feels more solid. But, does it type more solid? No. It doesn’t. It feels worse. It feels rattly like an XT and a 4704. I have an F107, and my secondary keyboard at the moment is an XT. They feel rattly and slightly shittier than an F122 and an AT, and I’m not sure why that i...

https://i.imgur.com/MFZIvPOh.jpg I just got a keyboard from XMIT, an F122 in a silent auction more trouble than it was worth to him. But, considering I paid substantially similar prices for my Model F77 and my F122 (the F122 had shipping, plus had to get a Soarer's converter from Orihalcon, so it d...

Awesome. And just to make it clear, I think most of the criticism of the board is really for the original board. Yours is great.

I'd buy one as a baby's first bolt mod kit.

I think LGR was right on some stuff. I don't like that the keyboard doesn't have the included feet. I don't like that it doesn't have a full numpad. I hate the QMK firmware. I flashed xwhatsit back on there as soon as I figured out how to do it. On the other hand, the keyboard is a clone of a keyboa...

Well, I got mine in the mail today; I'm fairly pleased. https://i.imgur.com/AEDl59Oh.jpg The only problem with it is the QMK firmware. I don't understand it and the keyboard configurator thing didn't work, so I flashed xwhatsit back on that bad lad. Ahhhh. That's better! It actually makes sense! Hah...

Well shit, time to waste some money. A NOS Model M with the Brazilian layout? That mofo's mine. Probably. Unless it goes really expensive. It went for higher than I wanted, but hey, brand fucking new Model M from Lexmark for Unicomp prices? Hell yeah. https://i.imgur.com/Fnwqu9O.jpg Interesting is ...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NIB-Vintage-IBM-Mechanical-Clicky-Keyboard-61G3976-No-Reserve/293654252648?hash=item445f284c68:g:gwIAAOSw3yJfFLTx Model M Brazilian layout with split right shift. Well shit, time to waste some money. A NOS Model M with the Brazilian layout? That mofo's mine. Probably. Unles...

Holy smokes now that's a fucking boss looking computer. I do hate the power cord on the side of the rack though.

Meh, what're you gonna do? That guy's been trying to sell that board for a long time. One of the guys on Reddit is using that to try and sell his own frankenboards for outrageous prices. As for paying $50 for a Model M, the only Models M I've bought that have cost more than $50 have been New In Box ...

Yep! The old vertical spring trick! Sometimes that doesn't even work, and you have to try it a few times. Typically, any squishy and pingy key is just a misaligned spring, and even if you try taking it off and putting it on a dozen times, it might not be aligned right. Make sure you exhaustively do ...

They really need to bring back the white-on-black printed caps. With a UV cured epoxy coating those legends will stay on there forever. Anyone up for a group buy! Probably need to order a few hundred sets... IIRC, they told me something like a few hundred would be pretty small from their suppliers....

So, regarding the XT being the best keyboard IBM ever made, I must concede that I may have spoken too soon. While I do consider the XT to be the best of the traditionally available Models F floating around, I just tried an F107. It turns out these are better. The keyfeel and build quality of the XT ...

And it's sooooold for $425 plus $50 shipping! Haha crazy man! I'm all for the battleships, honestly I am, but I ain't never gonna own one if it keeps going like this. One really really has to have a need for 122 keys to invest that much in a Model F. Some have been going for over $500 to nearly a th...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NIB-Vintage-IBM-Mechanical-Clicky-Keyboard-61G3976-No-Reserve/293654252648?hash=item445f284c68:g:gwIAAOSw3yJfFLTx Model M Brazilian layout with split right shift. Well shit, time to waste some money. A NOS Model M with the Brazilian layout? That mofo's mine. Probably. Unles...

Wow. Those pamphlets are awesome! And so are the keyboards! I'll buy the Models M off you probably, I love those things. But, I suggest keeping them. They really are nice. The one with the oval badge you can use right now with your computer, but the one at the top needs a converter, but it's a first...

While they could reverse dyesub to get woblegends I suspect it would be more trouble than it is worth for unicomp. Would love to see it someday I asked about that, actually. The answer was basically that it was more trouble than it was worth. Troy suggested dying them ourselves and selling them all...

andrewjoy wrote: ↑

15 Jul 2020, 10:49

That things looks sexy!

However!

Can you fix that bottom (bin off the right windows key and put a full sized space on)! Its making me feel a little sick

Yes, see the first photo with black keycaps.