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I surprisingly found it in a Keyboard bbs of China. [...] I wanner (sic) share with you the latest information I got from the designer. That design won't leave anyone indifferent that's for sure! If I were to describe it, I might say "Lite-Brite meets keyboard"... @OP: nothing wrong with announcing...

For traceball functionality, I have no idea yet. Maybe someone here could do a favour? I think the last time I used a serial mouse was with Windows 3.1, but, assuming it's a "regular" serial mouse, the drivers are still available in Windows 10. Get a working serial port (many serial to USB adapters...

orihalcon wrote: ↑

18 Mar 2020, 04:28

Alternately, you might just totally swap XT guts into your case if the backplate uses the same mounting as the XT.

It does! Source: I have a "Bigfoot" case with an XT assembly installed.

Take a look at Tipro, Cherry MX Black would be quieter than buckling spring, kbdfr is our resident expert on the brand: viewtopic.php?p=439273#p439273

Wait for it... (They usually come back and edit their posts. Latest trend has been to hide the links in the tiniest characters possible, not so much so you'd click them but for SEO purposes.)

I'll leave it at "Berserkfan"

BitbatClicks wrote: ↑

15 Feb 2020, 02:40

I need to have my razer greens or mx blues.

You have much to learn If you want something clicky there are many options I'd consider better than those two: buckling spring, clicky Alps SKCM, and Kailh Box would all be a significant improvement on click-jacket designs.

Keep in mind the lamp, err, "conversion" was probably done in the late eighties judging by the note inside. Now, 1300$ starting bid with that alteration? nah.

What you're referring to as a "hub" is an "A-B switch". Unfortunately, Soarer's firmware is closed source and the author has effectively disappeared without a trace some years ago. It would be ok to convert from PS/2 (Set 2) to USB HID but won't cover USB HID to Set 3 (Terminal), I'm not sure such a...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 038395596/

An Ambra Model M in French Canadian layout, not yet documented on the Wiki.

I've been running MX Clears at the office for some time already, no complaints yet and a few compliments on the custom keycaps. My Matias is quieter but I've had keys chatter on it before so I'm hesitant to bring it since I wouldn't have the tools or time to deal with that there. Not sure I could ge...

Do you want a sweary Chyros video? Because this is how you get a sweary Chyros video.

Only reheating the joints one or two at a time without removing the package, which would be difficult without a hot air rework machine.

Taking it without permission could be considered theft; even if they don't go to the police, is this bridge already burnt to a crisp? Depends on company culture and how vindictive that soon-to-be ex-boss of yours is. Who does "IT asset management"? Ask that person about what'll happen with your old ...

First suspects would be the mini-B connectors on both halves, then possibly the right side controller, which you could reflow.

No reason you couldn't fit something like an XTant assembly in this case... viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3047&start=300

Ah! Have you come across this 2018 clip from Element14? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjX7nS3kIao

I was finally able to get mine after letting it sit at the post office for almost two weeks. (It's a long story: picked the delivery notification card after the office had closed for the day but had to leave town very early before it opened the next day - turns out Canada Post gives you a final noti...

For all the criticisms some have towards Cherry, their "gold crosspoint" contacts shouldn't oxidize like I've seen on that 4C with Greetech switches, keep that in mind with respect to longer term reliability. Some other ideas... a plate mount TKL with relatively narrow side bezels: short of an ergon...

Depending on how far back you want to go I'd give XDA-developers a try, that forum began back with early Windows Mobile devices (I joined it back when I was tinkering with my first Android phones). Howardforums might also be of interest. Note that there's an important difference between early cellph...

Did you just take apart the switch tops or did you desolder them? Beside suspected coffee in this instance, old keyboards often have *lots* of rosin flux on the bottom, I've seen this on both AEK IIs and AT101s, wouldn't be surprised old Focus boards have the same. Is this a single layer and single ...

I've had two issues with Unicomp caps in the past: legend alignment (not applicable since you want blanks) and left-over flashing. The latter is easy to fix by removing the excess material (viewtopic.php?p=435653#p435653).

So it was in Dvorak layout when you got it? Interesting

I smell an edit spam necro post, original thread here: viewtopic.php?t=8678

Myoth is on here as well, so maybe he can chime in with respect to the protocol. As hypkx says, it's probably a PS/2 board given the otherwise bog-standard AZERTY layout. If it's Set 1 or 3, there's converters, assuming the worst case of a never-before-seen custom protocol, the controller is always ...

Wazrach wrote: ↑

16 Nov 2019, 22:00

In my experience with Unicomp keycaps on Model F springs, it seems the scratchiness comes from the keycap rubbing against the spring.

If the scratchiness is caused by flashing the solution is to remove the excess material.

Take pictures from several angles, the description alone makes it difficult to understand what the problem could be.

Model M, French Canadian, 3rd gen 42H1295, missing F2 keycap, made in Greenock. Listed at 65 $CAD.

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-souris-claviers ... 1471426898

How is that thing supposed to work? i.e. how does a keypress go from a "module" to the "baseboard" ? How does the baseboard tell modules apart?

Also @iamelaineee: welcome to DT, if you have any ties with the maker of this board it is good practice to disclose this.

I've washed flippers in IPA with no ill effect.