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Somebody should buy that.

Karmel wrote: ↑

05 Jul 2020, 18:54

they are just noticeably shorter than genuine IBM caps, they also rock from side to side constantly and they bottom out right after the tactile bump

I have not bought from Unicomp in a couple of years, but I have never noticed this.

Are you talking about 1-piece or 2-piece keys?

I second the Dell suggestion. The AT101W has an over-large footprint but is extremely well-built and sturdy.

I thought that the mouse cable only has 3 wires.

edit - I guess not. It seems like they are wired differently somehow.

I do a full bolt mod every time because, after a dozen of them, it is no big deal to me.

It would be surprising if you don't have "soft spots" in those areas where multiple adjacent rivets are missing.

amazed by things they could get away with back then For those of us who lived through it, the changes are mind-boggling. I grew up in the Southern US in the 1950s, and I can remember "Colored" signs over bathrooms, etc. Changes throughout society are astonishing and often duplicitous, as in areas o...

This is perfect opportunity to spring for a $30 industrial replacement case from Unicomp.

That would be high in the US, but they are harder to find over there. If it is an early (1986-87) date it is much more desirable, if it is a 1990s date maybe not so much.

The same number as your wife has pairs of shoes.

I really like "art foam" from Michaels Art Supply. It is about 1.5mm (1/16") and just the right combination of firmness and compressiblity.

It is cheap, colorful, and made for scrapbooking so it is acid-free.

You guys seem to be looking in the wrong direction. Is the leg rubber? Rubber is notoriously hard to glue.

"Super-glue" was originally a glue for rubber, but I usually use rubber cement (the brown syrup-like stuff).

Looks cool but what a truly bizarre layout!

I have used JB Weld (original formula is best) on Model F cases but not Model Ms.
I reinforced the back side with a length of wire embedded in a gob of it, just to be sure.

Weezer wrote: ↑

09 Jun 2020, 01:18

wobbled wrote: ↑

09 Jun 2020, 00:51

I don't notice any difference at all in feel or sound.

I think the springs were the same in both models

Um,

I was watching that spectacle with amazement, too.

webwit wrote: ↑

03 Jun 2020, 22:11

P.S. The Internet says it's the heaviest desktop ever at 48 kg.

Wow. Even full of bricks it doesn't seem like it would weigh that much.

I would look at Tai Hao's offerings: https://www.tai-hao.com/catalog/ins.php?index_id=83 https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_list&c=430 If you want vintage and are looking for doubleshot ABS there are numerous options, if you want dye-sub PBT you are more limited. *Some* very ea...

Do keep the "golf" balls, they are probably worth $10-$20 each, and are not bulky or heavy.

I would like to have a good clean Selectric but shipping is prohibitive.

gianni wrote: ↑

31 May 2020, 16:44

is it possible to switch to ISO layout simply by replacing keycaps and stabilizers?

After cracking it open to move pivot plates and springs into the proper positions, that's what you meant, isn't it?

Soaking the plate and barrels in warm soapy water for an hour or overnight will get that residue off without much manual effort. Soaking in vinegar water will get the rust off, but will leave it subject to immediate new rusting unless you get it painted. I love Rustoleum and read the label, many of ...

I have never seen a 1st generation 122-key M terminal from Greenock, so I can't say for sure, but my understanding was that Model M cases are PVC. But then again, Greenock made ABS space bars, so who knows. Honestly, I have never seen a yellowed IBM M/F case. I say don't do anything for a bit and se...

Even without being serviced by Northgate Bob this is a good deal.

In my opinion, this is the ideal flavor of Omnikey and I would buy it myself if I didn't already have 3 of them.

Hausen wrote: ↑

20 May 2020, 19:22

Does someone know this keyboard ? And the switches that are being used?

I think that I had a buckling spring knock-off that looked like that many years ago.

It was dramatically inferior to an IBM and caps and parts were not interchangeable..

What a truly dreadful layout!

If upper and lower were swapped it might be marginally better, but why invent this at all?

I like rubber cement but almost anything should work.

My guide is for the much simpler Teensy 2.0 (aka Soarer's Converter) but it describes most of the steps.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48 ... msg2514883

At my old company we used Old Dominion and I know that JB Hunt and Penske are also pretty big freight lines.

You're talking about something that needs to be put on a pallet and moved with a forklift, aren't you?

A complete set of straight plain conventional F1-F24 function keys is uncommon and desirable.