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Another really interesting find. It seems that the controller is quite atypical for a production Model M from 1985. 1987/88 Model M Controller: origcontroller.jpg 1985 GE Model M: IMG_8201.JPG @Rocco's 1985 Model M: What this heck is going on here? This PCB is quite a bit longer with space for a num...

Took another look at the LED overlay (trying to figure out why it does not align properly) and comparing the images between yours and mine I noticed the recess for the LED overlay on my keyboard is not the same as yours. I looked at other images from the web and all the silver badge images I found s...

This may help: https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/product/beam-spring-keyboard/ says: Dimensions (all are approximate): B62: 341 x 210mm (13.4 x 8.3in) BSSK: 406 x 248mm (16 x 9.8in) B104: 491 x 248mm (19.3 x 9.8in) B122: 535 x 248mm (21 x 9.8 in) All beam spring heights are 39mm (1.5in) in the front t...

This thing has it all. What an absurd keyboard. Thank you to ja3 for being kind enough to pass it along to me. It must be the longest Cherry MX G80 I've ever seen. It's the only Cherry-made MX keyboard that came stock with o-rings to my knowledge. And to top it all off - it has a unique case design ...

Curiously, why not consider TMK for a converter as well? Remapping is a matter of using his online keymap editor, saving the file and uploading it to the converter : http://www.tmk-kbd.com/tmk_keyboard/editor/unimap/?adb_usb It can't be done in software, if that is what you want though. The merged ...

OK, I finished my replacement controller for the battleship. Hooray! The Blackpill-based setup works. There are some hurdles, but they can be overcome. If using GPIO A10 for the matrix, it needs an additional external pull-up resistor. This has already been planned into the schematics for the replac...

A couple of requests, if Pandrew or anyone is able: Universal binary to run native on ARM. It's currently x86_64 only, so running in Rosetta. Apple will kill that at some point, as they did with PowerPC Dark mode support. Not a biggie, but a nice to have 8-) That my particular MacOS copy of the uti...

Got a link? A wee search in this notoriously busy thread finds this , but the attached .7z files won't extract for me. Yes that's the right link. I see that you managed to get it extracted, but I'm also curious to know what app you are using to try to extract them that was failing to deal with them...

[...] although QMK & Vial don't particularly care about the USB VID/PID, unfortunately VIA *does*, and requires a unique VID+PID for a given unique keyboard layout, which means the F62 and F77 cannot share the same VID+PID with each other when paired with VIA [...] So not sure what the solution to ...

... hand side have been pockmarked from scraping against an exposed PCB in shipping. Switches feel nice and most of the caps are unscathed. Untested. #13 IBM Wheelwriter module $40 Unsure of which model Wheelwriter this went to. Missing caps and the rubber silencing rings that were present on it when ...

Hello i like Number 13

Hello everyone, It's been a while. A growing family and sadly non-growing living space necessitate another big sale. But my loss is your gain! These are the first batch I've photographed - there'll be maybe 20 or so more later this week or next. I've been out of the loop for a bit but I think these ...

The AEK (I & II) matrix can be found here. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 KP 9 numlk scrlk prtscr F12 F10 F9 F7 F6 F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 esc 0 1 KP / KP = KP 8 pause pgup bksp F11 0) F8 7& 6^ 4$ 3# 2@ 1! `~ 1 2 KP * KP 7 pgdn \| =+ O 9( 8* T 5% 2 3 KP - KP 6 end home [{ -_ Y G 3 4 KP 3 right KP 5 ...

Unknown as to if anyone has ever been able to successfully retrofit a modern 21-century Lenovo trackpoint stalk/pointer + electronics controller into a vintage 1990's IBM model M-13 ...But for reference, here is what keyboard-trackpoint controller inside the model M13 (1994-1998) looks like. Images ...

..looks like nobody makes decent-capacity pouch li-ion batteries smaller than ~35mm in width. Which means an airfield above F-keys - about 5 centimeters. 1000mAh battery should occupy space to the right of F12, which should allow for additional 12 (may be even 13, although I'm not a fan of double-ba...

First of all guys, let me say I had a blast reading this while sipping my morning coffee @work ! Big thank you to everyone who replied, posted / shared. Nice. There was a past thread here: https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=17711&start=30 Thanks ! I figured that something like that already...

While using this keyboard I have noticed that I seem to have quite often letters of words in wrong order. This seem to happen when I type fast. It could be that for some reason I make more mistakes when using this keyboard, but I am wondering could this also be some kind of firmware or hardware iss...

I have three 1986-'87 1390120s. One weighs 5.5 lbs (2495g), one weighs 5 lbs (2268g) and the 3rd one is 4.95 lbs (2245g). All have matte "rainbow" steel backplates. Question, what could account for the weight differences between the 3? The 5.5 and 5 lbs were made only one day apart (May 12 and 13, ...

I figured out why unicomp keys are so bitchy about placement. Some surgery was involved (don't worry, it's the worst quality unicomp key from my collection - I can't bring myself to destroying a single-piece one.) a_key_with_a_view.jpg The root cause is a spring not seating properly: instead of bein...

I have three 1986-'87 1390120s. One weighs 5.5 lbs (2495g), one weighs 5 lbs (2268g) and the 3rd one is 4.95 lbs (2245g). All have matte "rainbow" steel backplates. Question, what could account for the weight differences between the 3? The 5.5 and 5 lbs were made only one day apart (May 12 and 13, 1...

I made a sort of weird custom VIAL layout for the F122. I called it the industrial F130, since that's pretty much what I've decided to do with mine when it arrives. I defined the matrix positions for the layout based on the picture of the PCB sent here by Ellipse a while ago when they announced the ...

2012 MacBook Pro? https://i2.wp.com/laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MacBook-Pro-13-2012-NON-RETINA.jpg?fit=2381%2C1886&ssl=1 I had a 2013 model and its keyboard was such a disappointment compared to my 12 inch PowerBook G4 , it helped pique my interest in real boards. Those chiclet keyboa...

Hello, I've inherited this DIY ergodox, that's in a very sorry state. The original owner never completed the assembly (upto but not including soldering the switches). I would like to complete the project, but as I said, it's in a very sorry state. I'm not very advanced in the world of electrics so I...

So pertaining Mac and ISO-DE I understand the following. Trying to compile what I have learnt now. Please add/correct me if I am wrong: By default, the (Classic Style FSSK) Model F Keyboard o does not support the Apple fn key as physical Apple fn key o One can configure the Ctrl, Opt and Cmd keys in...

Hi, I'm new to this and my SSK is on the way shipping, and I'm wondering where to order the rgb keycaps as I understand SSK is 1-piece instead of 2-piece keycaps version? Also nice clean looking one here. I’m a bit late to this party, but here’s mine! https://deskthority.net/wiki/images/1/13/Seirin-...

The Pi PICO costs $4.00 on Digikey. The chip they were using was the Infineon CY8C24493-24LTXI, which sells for $5.00 retail, but is out of stock. In bulk, the Infineon sells for as low as $3.00. But the Pico has more RAM, and gets you easy flashing. From what I read, when you put a Pi Pico flashing...

Uline 23 X 13 X 2 1/2" literature mailers (part no. S-3189) work great for storing battleships, and 19 1/8 X 9 1/8 X 2 3/16" keyboard boxes (S-6496) work for smaller keyboards. IBM M13 fits inside the latter... barely. Removable multipurpose labels from OfficeDepot work well for keeping track of wha...

I am about halfway through invoicing and shipping. It may take a while for me to send invoices, but I am making a commitment to promptly ship once payment is received. ------------ Extras/Round 2? --------- Well I hope there’s hope for a Round 2 in that case — and I would be willing to pay more than...

All dimensions are approximate

B62: 341 x 210mm (13.4 x 8.3in)

BSSK: 406 x 248mm (16 x 9.8in)

B104: 491 x 248mm (19.3 x 9.8in)

B122: 535 x 248mm (21 x 9.8 in)

All beam spring heights are 39mm (1.5in) in the front to 49mm (1.9in) in the back

I’m a bit late to this party, but here’s mine! https://deskthority.net/wiki/images/1/13/Seirin-Blu%E2%80%99s-RBY-DisplayWrite-SSK.jpeg Had to be screw modded because the barrel plate was cracked, and there’s a regular model m controller as well because the ssk one was dead. Because the controller a...